William and Kate ‘enormously touched by the kind messages’ following princess’s cancer diagnosis

The Prince and Princess of Wales this week thanked the public for the kind messages they received after the Royal Family announced Duchess Kate’s cancer diagnosis on Friday, saying they were “very touched”.

Ms Middleton said she began radiation treatment for abdominal cancer after surgery earlier this year “revealed I had cancer”. Questions swirled over the princess’s condition after she had been away from public life for several months.

A spokesperson for the couple said on Saturday: “The Prince of Wales has been deeply touched by the kind messages we have received from people here in the UK, the Commonwealth and around the world in response to His Royal Highness’ message.” Ta. “They have been extremely touched by the warmth and support of the public and appreciate their understanding of their request for privacy at this time.”

Kate, 42, said the cancer was thought to be a non-cancerous, undisclosed medical problem but was discovered during surgery. Details of her condition have not been disclosed, other than that she is currently undergoing treatment.

“Of course this was a huge shock. William and I have done everything we can to handle and manage this privately for our young family, who have three young children.” Duchess Kate said in a video announcement.

“It took me a while to recover from the major surgery and start treatment,” she added, referring to abdominal surgery in January and subsequent admission to a London hospital.

The announcement shocked the nation and evoked widespread sympathy for Kate and the royal family from world leaders and global citizens.

President Biden expressed his condolences on the X-Post on Friday.

“Jill and I join millions of people around the world in praying for Princess Kate’s full recovery,” Biden posted on Platform X, formerly known as Twitter, in response to the video announcement. did.

The first lady then wrote in her own X post, “You are brave and we love you.”