Catherine, Princess of Wales, has confirmed she is undergoing treatment for cancer in a health update.
In an emotional video clip, the princess, who is married to the heir to the British throne, Prince William, said that while her condition was originally thought to be non-cancerous, after abdominal surgery, cancer was discovered in her system and she is now in the hospital. The “early stages” of preventive chemotherapy. She did not confirm the type of cancer.
“It has been a very difficult couple of months for our entire family, but I had a wonderful medical team who took great care of me, and I am very grateful to them,” she said in the video that was recorded. In Windsor on Wednesday.
Kate’s father-in-law, King Charles III, is currently undergoing cancer treatment after being diagnosed earlier this year.
Rumors about Kate’s absence have been circulating since January, when it was announced that Kate had been admitted to hospital for “planned abdominal surgery.” Palace officials declined to reveal the reason for the surgery, but said Middleton will remain in hospital for two weeks and is unlikely to return to public duties until after Easter.
In her video update, Kate did not confirm when she would return to public duties although Easter now looks increasingly unlikely. She said: “My work has always brought me a deep sense of happiness and I look forward to returning when I am able to, but for now I must focus on making a full recovery.”
On the same day as Kate’s surgery was revealed, it was separately announced that King Charles was undergoing a medical examination for an “enlarged prostate”. Just a few weeks later, Buckingham Palace revealed that King Charles had been diagnosed with cancer.
As March began, the public began to become curious about Middleton’s whereabouts. Although the first photo taken by paparazzi after the operation was leaked on March 4, it was grainy and did little to quell the conspiracies. Then, on March 10 – Mother’s Day in the UK – a photo was posted on Middleton and Prince William’s official social media accounts with their three children. Internet sleuths were quick to point out that the image appeared to have been doctored — and sure enough, four of the world’s largest news agencies eventually issued takedown notices of the image citing “digital manipulation.”
The next day, Middleton issued an apology for the controversy over the photo, admitting that “like many amateur photographers, I occasionally experiment with editing.” However, this did little to convince the public that all was well, and theories about Middleton’s whereabouts have continued to rage ever since.