Catherine, the Princess of Wales, shared on Friday evening that she is in the "early stages" of preemptive chemotherapy after tests conducted after her abdominal surgery revealed that cancer cells had been present, Paralel.Az reports citing BBN.

"In January I underwent major abdominal surgery in London, and at the time, it was thought that my condition was non-cancerous," the princess said in a video message. "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 added. "I am well and getting stronger every day by focusing on the things that will help me heal; in my mind, body, and spirits," the princess added and asked for privacy and space to complete her treatment.