Hey Roaros, this is the Royly obsessed podcast. I'm Roberta and I'm Rachel and we're hopping on today for a quick bonus episode in light of the utterly heartbreaking and devastating news about the Princess of Wales.

This definitely took us completely by surprise.

I feel like we were not at all expecting an announcement on this Friday,

nor the contents of what this announcement would be. It was not at all what we were. on this

Friday nor the contents of what this announcement would be. It was not at all what we were expecting.

Yeah, so we're gonna play right now Kate's video that she recorded and released today at 2 p.m.

I wanted to take this opportunity to say thank you personally

for all the wonderful messages of support and for your understanding

whilst I've 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'm so grateful. 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'm now in the early stages of that treatment.

This of course came as a huge shock and William and I have been doing everything we can to process and manage

this privately for the sake of our young family. As you can imagine this has taken time.

It has taken me time to recover for 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's appropriate for them

and to reassure them that I'm going to be okay. As I've said to them I am well

and getting stronger every day by focusing on the things that will help me heal in my mind, body and spirits.

Having William by my side is a great source of comfort and reassurance to

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