“At the time, it was thought that my condition was non-cancerous. The surgery was successful,” the 42-year-old said. “However, tests after the operation found cancer had been present. My medical team therefore advised that I should undergo a course of preventative chemotherapy and I am now in the early stages of that treatment.”
Kate, who shares children Prince George, 10, Princess Charlotte, 8, and Prince Louis, 5, with her husband, added, “This of course came as a huge shock, and William and I have been doing everything we can to process and manage this privately for the sake of our young family.”
