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Kate Middleton, King Charles III

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King CharlesandQueen Camillahave been informed ofKate Middleton’s cancer news.

On Friday, Princess Kate, 42, shared the health update in an Instagram video, which comes after Kensington Palace announced in January that she had undergone a “planned abdominal surgery.”

“The surgery was successful. However, tests after the operation found cancer had been present,” she says in the personal video message. “My medical team therefore advised that I should undergo a course of preventative chemotherapy, and I am now in the early stages of that treatment.”

The news reached the King, 75, amid his own cancer diagnosis, which herevealed in Februaryafter undergoing treatment for an enlarged prostate.

Kate Middleton and King Charles in Sept. 2022.Stefan Rousseau - WPA Pool/Getty

LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 17: Britain’s King Charles III and Catherine, Princess of Wales during a lunch held for governors-general of the Commonwealth nations at Buckingham Palace on September 17, 2022 in London, England. Foreign dignitaries, heads of state and other VIPs are among the thousands who have visited Westminster Hall to view Queen Elizabeth II lying in state prior to her funeral on Monday. The 96-year-old monarch died at Balmoral Castle in Scotland on September 8, 2022, and is succeeded by her eldest son, King Charles III. (Photo by Stefan Rousseau - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

A Buckingham Palace spokesperson said that King Charles is “so proud of Catherine for her courage in speaking as she did.”

King Charles and Princess Kate were both hospitalized at The London Clinic in January, and the monarch has “remained in the closest contact with his beloved daughter-in-law throughout the past weeks.”

Both King Charles and Queen Camilla “will continue to offer their love and support to the whole family through this difficult time.”

Kate Middleton, Prince William, King Charles and Queen Camilla in Scotland for a coronation celebration on July 5, 2023.Lesley Martin - Pool/Getty

Catherine, Princess of Wales, Prince William, Prince of Wales, known as the Duke and Duchess of Rothesay while in Scotland, King Charles III and Queen Camilla watch the Red Arrows flypast at Holyroodhouse following a National Service of Thanksgiving and Dedication to the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla at St Giles' Cathedral on July 5, 2023 in Edinburgh, Scotland

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In her personal video, Princess Kate shared why she’s chosen now to reveal her cancer treatment.

“As you can imagine, this has taken time. It has taken me time to recover from major surgery in order to start my treatment. But, most importantly, it has taken us time to explain everything to George, Charlotte and Louis in a way that is appropriate for them, and to reassure them that I am going to be ok,” she said in the video.

Kate Middleton, Princess of Wales is driven down The Mall after the funeral for HM Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral on September 19, 2022 in London, England.Tom Jenkins - WPA Pool/Getty

LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 19: Kate Middleton, Princess of Wales is driven down The Mall after the funeral for HM Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral on September 19, 2022 in London, England. Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor was born in Bruton Street, Mayfair, London on 21 April 1926. She married Prince Philip in 1947 and ascended the throne of the United Kingdom and Commonwealth on 6 February 1952 after the death of her Father, King George VI. Queen Elizabeth II died at Balmoral Castle in Scotland on September 8, 2022, and is succeeded by her eldest son, King Charles III.

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