Kate Middleton spoke from the heart when making the announcement that she had been diagnosed with cancer.
“She wrote every word herself,” an insider told People Sunday, referencing the Princess of Wales’ video speech, which was filmed by the BBC in the gardens of Windsor Castle last week.
A separate source added, “She wrote the words herself, delivered it personally and wanted to decide when the time was right to hit the world with this news.”
The video was filmed by the BBC in the gardens of Windsor Castle last week.Kensington Palace shared the emotional video Friday, in which the mother of three revealed doctors discovered cancer in her body following her abdominal surgery in January.
“In January, I underwent major abdominal surgery in London and at the time, it was thought that my condition was non-cancerous,” Middleton, 42, said in the clip.
“The surgery was successful. However, tests after the operation found cancer had been present.”
Kate Middleton with her son
The mother of three said the diagnosis came as a shock.Getty Images
“It was thought that my condition was non-cancerous,” she said, referencing her surgery in January.Getty Images
She is now in the early stages of undergoing “a course of preventative chemotherapy.”
“We have been doing everything we can to process and manage this privately for the sake of our young family,” the princess went on, referencing Prince William and their three children: Prince George, 10, Princess Charlotte, 8, and Prince Louis, 5.
“We hope that you will understand that, as a family, we now need some time, space and privacy while I complete my treatment.”
“We have been doing everything we can to process and manage this privately,” Middleton said in her speech.Getty Images
Prince William, Kate Middleton
Sources told us Prince William is “doing his best” to support their young family.Earlier this week, a palace source told Page Six that William, 41, was doing his best to support his wife and his father, King Charles III, through their illness. The latter has also been diagnosed with cancer.
“William is doing his best, one minute he’s doing the school run and now he is under incredible stress,” the insider explained.
“He is a heartbeat away from the throne and he has his beastly brother and all of this publicity floating around,” they added, referencing his estranged brother, Prince Harry.
