The 42-year-old addressed the nation thanking people for their messages of support and revealing that she was undergoing treatment following planned abdominal surgery. In her statement, the mum-of three said: "It has been an incredibly tough couple of months for our entire family, but I’ve had a fantastic medical team who have taken great care of me, for which I am so grateful.
Kensington Palace confirmed they would not be revealing what type of stage of cancer the Princess of Wales has, but confirmed she started a course of preventative chemotherapy in late February. Cancer can spread to other parts of the body, preventative chemotherapy is used to help lower the risk of this happening. Kate has said she is in the early stages of her treatment after taking time to recover from her surgery in January.