Princess Kate's staff 'in tears' after learning of her cancer diagnosis

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Kate Middleton's staff were "in tears" after learning of her cancer diagnosis. A source close to the Princess told the Express that "members of the Royal Household have been deeply affected by the news".The Princess of Wales revealed that she has been diagnosed with an undisclosed form of cancer in an emotional video on Friday, 22 March.

Her diagnosis comes just three months after her abdominal surgery in January. After her surgery, tests found cancer. Kate started preventative chemotherapy in late February.The 42 year old is in "good spirits" and focused on her recovery.

In the emotional video, Kate asked the public for "time, space and privacy". At the start of the video, Kate said: "I wanted to take this opportunity to say thank you, personally, for all the wonderful messages of support and for your understanding whilst I have been recovering from surgery." "It has been an incredibly tough couple of months for our entire family, but I've had a fantastic medical team who have taken great care of me, for which I am so grateful while I have been recovering from surgery." "It has been an incredibly tough couple of months for our entire family, but I've had a fantastic medical team who have taken great care of me, for which I am so grateful." Kate bravely opened up about her health battle, revealing: "In January, I underwent major abdominal surgery in London and at the time, it was thought that my condition was non-cancerous.The surgery was successful.

However, tests after the operation found cancer had been present. "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." Dealing with diagnoses was a big shock.