Catherine revealed the news on Friday in a highly personal video, which came just weeks after King Charles III revealed he too is battling the disease.
LONDON - After weeks of wild speculation, the UK was on Saturday digesting the shock news that Catherine, Princess of Wales, has cancer, with many praising her courage and others criticising those who spread conspiracies.
The ailing 75-year-old monarch spoke of his pride in"her courage in speaking as she did," shortly after Kensington Palace posted the video on social media. In the video - recorded Wednesday in Windsor, west of London, where the future queen and king live with their three young children - she insisted she was"well".
Commentators commended its frank nature, with the princess speaking directly to the camera while sitting on a garden bench. He has cancelled all public engagements except audiences with the prime minister and ambassadors and worked on official papers while receiving treatment.Kate was last seen at a public engagement on 25 December.
Kensington Palace said she would return to official duties"when she is cleared to do so by her medical team".
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