23 Mar 2024

Catherine, Princess of Wales announces she has cancer

From Saturday Morning, 8:10 am on 23 March 2024
A handout still from a recording released by The Prince and Princess of Wales on March 22, 2024 shows Britain's Catherine, Princess of Wales, announcing her cancer diagnosis in Windsor, west of London.

Catherine, Princess of Wales, announcing her cancer diagnosis in Windsor, west of London, on 23 March, 2024. Photo: Handout / BBC STUDIOS / AFP

Catherine, Princess of Wales has announced she has cancer.

Kate is in the early stages of treatment after cancer was found in tests, and is undergoing chemotherapy.

Details of the cancer have not been made public, but Kensington Palace says it is confident the princess will make a full recovery.

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