The Princess of Wales has revealed how much relief she has felt since finishing chemotherapy treatment, but that she has a long road ahead of her where health will be a priority.
In a highly emotional video released by Kensington Palace, Princess Kate describes the "tumultuous period" of her own experience battling cancer as "complex, frightening and unpredictable".
In March, Kate Middleton announced that she had started treatment for cancer, and because of this, she mostly did not attend public events.
By the end of 2024, she is scheduled to appear at several events, probably around Armistice Day in November and her favorite annual Christmas carol concert.
Kate said that this year has been "incredibly difficult" and that "life as you know it can change in an instant".
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This message represents the latest data on her health, and one gets the impression that it is sending positive signals about progress in treatment, but also that she has a long way to go.
At this stage it is not possible to say whether she is cancer free, Kensington Palace said.
"As well as being humbling, (the illness) also brings you face to face with your own vulnerabilities in a way you've never considered before, and gives you a new perspective on everything," the princess says, in an unusually personal video filmed last month in Norfolk.
In the video message, recorded in autumn colors, you can see how happy she is to have completed this phase of treatment.
"As the summer draws to a close, I can't tell you how relieved I am to finally be done with chemotherapy," says the princess, pictured driving and walking with her family.
Sources from the royal family say that the princess still has a long road to recovery and that her health will be her top priority in the coming months.
"My road to healing and full recovery is long and I have to continue to take each day as it comes," she says.
Despite the difficult times, this experience gave her "a renewed sense of hope and appreciation of life," she added.
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Her health problems started in January when she was in the hospital for abdominal surgery.
In March, the princess revealed she had cancer in a video message in which she said she was undergoing treatment and asked for privacy until she recovered.
She described it as a "huge shock" after an "incredibly difficult few months".
She made her first public appearance this year at the King Charles' birthday parade. in June, when she waved from the balcony of Buckingham Palace.
Ahead of that event, the princess cautiously announced her return to the public eye, but said that "all is not well yet" and that she had "good days and bad days" in her cancer treatments.
Her last appearance was in July when she received a standing ovation at Wimbledon while attending the men's singles final.
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