Buckingham Palace hails ‘wonderful’ Kate Middleton cancer update as she completes chemotherapy treatment

Buckingham Palace has hailed the “wonderful news” that the Princess of Wales has completed her chemotherapy treatment following her cancer diagnosis earlier this year.

In a highly intimate and emotional video, Kate, 42, confirmed she hopes to return to public duties and described the past nine months as “incredibly tough for us as a family”.

Spoken over footage showing the Waleses and their three children enjoying the outdoors, walking through woods and playing games, she said the experience had given her a “new perspective on everything.”

King Charles and Queen Camilla consider the announcement to be “wonderful news” and are continuing to offer their love, thoughts and support to the princess on her journey to recovery, a palace spokesperson told The Independent.

Kate is hoping to return to a light programme of public duties for the remainder of the year and aims for a handful of engagements in the coming months.

This includes her Christmas Carol concert at Westminster Abbey, which has become a firm fixture in the royal calendar, and she is said to be hoping to make an appearance with the royal family at the annual Remembrance Sunday service in November.

In the video, Kate says: “Doing what I can to stay cancer-free is now my focus. Although I have finished chemotherapy, my path to healing and full recovery is long and I must continue to take each day as it comes.

“I am however looking forward to being back at work and undertaking a few more public engagements in the coming months when I can.

“Despite all that has gone before, I enter this new phase of recovery with a renewed sense of hope and appreciation of life.”