Kate Middleton's cancer diagnosis has followed months of health scares for the Royal Family.The Princess of Wales announced she is having treatment for cancer and spoken of an “incredibly tough couple of months for our entire family”.
The shock health news follows the King’s diagnosis with cancer, with the condition discovered during his recent hospital treatment.Here is the timeline of the health troubles facing the royal family.In her last public appearance before the news of her hospital treatment, Kate was seen on Christmas Day in Sandringham walking to church with the rest of her family.
She held hands with her daughter Princess Charlotte and looked happy and relaxed as she grinned at well-wishers while strolling to the service at St Mary Magdalene Church in Norfolk.Kate turned 42 on January 9, and while the monarchy’s official social media accounts celebrated the day with a behind the scenes photo of Kate at the coronation, there was unusually no customary response from Kensington Palace this year thanking well-wishers for their messages.Kate is secretly admitted to The London Clinic and undergoes abdominal surgery.
She attends the clinic rather than King Edward VII’s Hospital which is usually the go-to establishment for royal medical matters.2pm – Kensington Palace announces the princess’s operation and says she will remain in the private hospital for 10-14 days.