Kate, Princess of Wales, says she has cancer

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Kate, Britain's Princess of Wales, said on Friday she was undergoing chemotherapy after tests taken after she had major abdominal surgery in January revealed that cancer had been present. - REUTERS

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00:00 Kate, Britain's Princess of Wales, has announced that she's been diagnosed with cancer and

00:06 is going through chemotherapy.

00:08 In January, I underwent major abdominal surgery in London, and at the time, it was thought

00:13 that my condition was non-cancerous.

00:16 The surgery was successful, however, tests after the operation found cancer had been

00:22 present.

00:23 My medical team therefore advised that I should undergo a course of preventative chemotherapy,

00:29 and I'm now in the early stages of that treatment.

00:31 The 42-year-old wife of heir to the throne Prince William spent two weeks in the hospital

00:36 after that surgery, which her office said was performed to address a non-cancerous but

00:42 unspecified condition.

00:44 Kate has not appeared at a public event since she joined other members of the royal family

00:49 for a church service on Christmas Day.

00:52 Her absence from public life has provoked intense speculation on social media.

00:57 This latest video was shot on Wednesday and released Friday to coincide with the start

01:02 of school holidays for Kate and William's children, as they wanted privacy about her

01:07 cancer diagnosis until this time.

01:10 This of course came as a huge shock.

01:13 And William and I have been doing everything we can to process and manage this privately

01:17 for the sake of our young family.

01:20 As you can imagine, this has taken time.

01:23 It has taken me time to recover from major surgery in order to start my treatment.

01:28 But most importantly, it has taken us time to explain everything to George, Charlotte

01:33 and Louis in a way that's appropriate for them and to reassure them that I'm going to

01:37 be OK.

01:38 The news is the latest major health blow for the British royal family, after King Charles

01:44 revealed in February that he was to have treatment for cancer.

01:48 Kate's office said it would give no further details about the type of cancer that had

01:53 been found, saying the princess had a right to medical privacy.

01:57 [BLANK_AUDIO]

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