The 42-year-old's shock announcement in an emotional video message that she was undergoing a course of preventative chemotherapy has shaken the nation, coming on top of the King's own diagnosis.
The Princess of Wales has said she is looking forward to returning to official duties but for now must concentrate on her recovery after revealing she is being treated for cancer. Questions had been mounting over when Kate would return to the public eye following her planned abdominal surgery in January, giving rise to groundless online conspiracy theories and ill-informed, lurid speculation.
Earlier this week, The Sun published a video of the couple on a visit to a farm shop in Windsor, with an onlooker describing the princess as 'super happy' and 'relaxed'. A palace spokesman said: 'Their royal highnesses understand the interest this update will generate and are grateful for the public support they have received throughout this period.
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