The Princess of Wales has announced that she has been diagnosed with cancer and is in the early stages of chemotherapy treatment, writes The Guardian..

In a statement recorded by the BBC in Windsor, Kate said her illness was discovered after she underwent major abdominal surgery in January.

“It has been an incredibly difficult few months for our entire family, but I had a fantastic team of doctors who looked after me, for which I am very grateful.. I had major abdominal surgery in London in January and at the time my condition was thought to be non-cancerous. The operation was successful. However, tests after surgery showed that cancer was still present. Therefore, my doctors advised me to undergo a course of preventative chemotherapy, and I am now in the early stages of this treatment,” the princess said.

After weeks of speculation about her health, Kate said she and her husband, Prince William, took time to explain the situation to their three children: George, 10, Charlotte, eight, and Louis, five..

“This of course came as a huge shock and William and I were doing our best to think through and resolve this privately for the sake of our family.”. Obviously it took time. It took me a while to recover from major surgery and start treatment.. But most importantly, we took time to explain everything to George, Charlotte and Louis in a way that was acceptable to them and to reassure them that everything would be fine with me,” she said.

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The 42-year-old Princess of Wales was admitted to a London clinic on January 16 for major abdominal surgery..

Then the palace refused to say what Kate was being treated for, but said that the disease was not cancer..

In her statement, she thanked those who sent messages of support and said she was feeling good and "

In January, it was revealed that King Charles, 75, had been diagnosed with cancer after being treated at a London clinic for a benign enlarged prostate..

On March 18, information about the death of King Charles III began to appear on social networks and some media outlets.. The information was subsequently denied.