A friend of the Middleton family has spoken out on Princess Kate’s ‘remarkable selflessness’ after she revealed her cancer diagnosis.
Ex-Northern Ireland Secretary Shaun Woodward said the video message by Kate was ‘extraordinary’ as she spoke out on the major struggles she has experienced in recent months.
He believes the development could be a ‘defining’ one for the Royal Family.
“This is a terrible thing to happen to anyone”, he said on GB News.
“I think it’s a defining moment inside our Royal Family. It’s a very personal moment too but it’s a defining moment because what Kate has done with her family to make the announcement.
“It’s not been made on her behalf, she’s done it a broadcast to the nation.
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“The most powerful thing at all was that statement at the end. The extraordinary part where she says there are other people going through this.
“There is hope, you are not alone. For the Princess of Wales to use the power of her office through her personal statement that she made tonight, I think that is going to change a lot of things in this country.
“She’s asked for privacy, I hope everyone gives her that.”
Kate spoke about the ‘huge shock’ of the medical development as she opened up on an ‘incredibly tough couple of months’.
Speaking in the video message recorded on Wednesday in Windsor, the princess said: “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.
“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.”
Kate, who is casually dressed in the video and sitting on a bench, added: “It has taken me time to recover from 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 is appropriate for them, and to reassure them that I am going to be OK.
“As I have 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.”
