The Princess of Wales Reveals Cancer Diagnosis
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BBC
4.4 • 6.4K Ratings
🗓️ 22 March 2024
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Summary
Today we look at the news that the Princess of Wales has been diagnosed with cancer.
In a video statement Princess Catherine says she is in the early stages of treatment after cancer was found in tests. Details of the cancer have not been disclosed, but Kensington Palace says it is confident the Princess will make a full recovery. The Princess's statement explains that when she had abdominal surgery in January, it was not known that there was any cancer, but she sent a positive message, saying: "I am well and getting stronger every day."
Adam is joined by BBC Royal correspondent, Daniela Relph, BBC medical editor Fergus Walsh + Newsnight and Ukrainecast presenter Victoria Derbyshire tells us what it’s like to receive a cancer diagnosis.
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, music radio podcasts. |
| 0:04.7 | Hello, it's Adam in the newscast studio just after 7 PM on Friday, |
| 0:09.4 | and it's just after Catherine the Princess of Wales released this extraordinary video message of her sitting |
| 0:17.0 | on a bench in Windsor and explaining to the country and to the world the real story of what has happened to her with her health over the last few |
| 0:26.5 | weeks. Here it is. I wanted to take this opportunity to say thank you personally for all the |
| 0:32.1 | wonderful messages of support and for your |
| 0:34.3 | understanding whilst I've been recovering from surgery. It has been an |
| 0:39.6 | incredibly tough couple of months for our entire family, but I've had a fantastic medical team who |
| 0:45.2 | have taken great care of me for which I'm so grateful. |
| 0:49.4 | In January I underwent major abdominal surgery in London and at the time it was thought that my condition was non-cancerous. |
| 0:57.0 | The surgery was successful, however tests after the operation found cancer had been present. |
| 1:04.9 | My medical team therefore advised |
| 1:06.7 | that I should undergo a course of preventative chemotherapy |
| 1:10.2 | and I'm now in the early stages of that treatment. |
| 1:19.6 | 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. |
| 1:24.3 | As you can imagine this has taken time. It has taken me time to recover for major |
| 1:29.7 | surgery in order to start my treatment. But most importantly, it has taken us time to explain |
| 1:35.9 | everything to George Charlotte and Louis in a way that's appropriate for them and |
| 1:40.8 | to reassure them that I'm going to be okay. |
| 1:43.0 | As I've said to them, I am well. |
| 1:46.0 | I'm getting stronger every day by focusing on the things that will help me heal |
| 1:51.0 | in my mind, body and spirits. Having William by my side is a great source of comfort |
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