Catherine, Princess of Wales, announced Friday she has been diagnosed with cancer and is in the "early stages" of chemotherapy treatment. The princess, known as Kate, described her diagnosis as a “huge shock” in a video statement that was filmed by BBC Studios at Windsor on Wednesday.

Catherine, Princess of Wales, 42, announced Friday that she has been diagnosed with cancer, in a video on her social media platforms. "In January, I underwent major abdominal surgery in London. And at the time, it was thought that my condition was non-cancerous," she said.