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4A Sunday, March 24, 2024 The Times, Gainesville, Georgia I gainesvilletimes.com LOCAL/WORLD Princess of Wales says she is undergoing chemotherapy Kin Cheung Associated Press Britain’s Kate, Princess of Wales, smiles as she visits the Dame Kelly Holmes Trust and meets with some of the young people that the charity supports, May 16, in Bath, England. She announced in a video released on March 22 that she is undergoing chemo therapy. BY BRIAN MELLEY AND JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON — Kate, the Prin cess of Wales, has cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy, she revealed Friday in a stunning announcement that followed weeks of speculation about her health and whereabouts. The princess disclosed her condition in a video message recorded Wednesday in Wind sor and broadcast Friday. It came after relentless specula tion on social media ever since January, when she was hospital ized for unspecified abdominal surgery. Kate asked for “time, space and privacy” while she is treated for an unspecified type of can cer that was discovered after what she described as “major” surgery. “I am well,” she said. “I am getting stronger every day by focusing on the things that will help me heal.” Kate, 42, hadn't been seen publicly since Christmas until video surfaced this week of her with her husband, Prince William, heir to the throne. It showed them walking from a shop that sells produce grown on the royal family's Windsor estate. The news is another jolt for the royal family since the announcement last month that King Charles III was being treated for an unspecified type of cancer that was discovered while undergoing a procedure for a benign enlarged prostate. Charles said he is “so proud of Catherine for her courage in speaking as she did,” accord ing to a statement released by Buckingham Palace. The king, who received prostate treatment in the same hospital and at the same time Kate had her surgery, remained in the “closest contact with his beloved daughter-in- law” in the past weeks. The king and Queen Camilla “will continue to offer their love and support to the whole family through this difficult time,” the palace said. Before Friday, Kensington Palace had given little detail about Kate's condition beyond saying it wasn't cancer-related, the surgery was successful and recuperation would keep the princess away from public duties until April. Kate said it had been thought that her con dition was non-cancerous until post-surgery tests revealed the diagnosis. “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,” she said. Kate said it had taken her time to recover from the surgery before starting “preventative” treatment, which she said was in the early stages. Dr. Shivan Sivakumar, asso ciate professor in oncology at the University of Birmingham, said it's unclear what the prin cess meant by “preventative” chemotherapy, but he presumed that it's what is known as “adju vant” chemotherapy in the med ical profession. “This is chemotherapy after an operation to prevent recur rence,” he said. “This is to attempt to destroy any circulat ing cancer cells.” Kate said it has been “an incredibly tough couple of months” for her family. She said it had taken time to tell her three children Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis in a way “appropriate for them” and reassure them she will be OK. Charles, 75, has withdrawn from public duties while he has cancer treatment, though he's appeared frequently in photos carrying on meetings with gov ernment officials and dignitar ies and was even seen going to church. Kate, on the other hand, had been out of view instead of appearing at charity events and promoting causes such as sup porting children early in life, leading to weeks of speculation and gossip. 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