Catherine, Princess of Wales, receiving chemotherapy treatment for cancer

Royal says in recorded statement her condition was discovered after she had abdominal surgery in January

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The Princess of Wales has disclosed that she has been diagnosed with cancer and is in the early stages of receiving chemotherapy treatment.

In a personal message" filmed in the gardens of Windsor Castle by the BBC, Catherine told of her shock" when her condition was discovered after she had major abdominal surgery in January.