By Sharon Mai for Dailymail.Com

Published: 01:05 EDT, March 23, 2024 | Updated: 01:05 EDT, March 23, 2024

Harry and Meghan have reached out to Prince William and Kate following her shock cancer diagnosis.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are said to have had ‘private’ contact with the Prince and Princess of Wales last night.

It is not clear whether the contact was a phone call, a video call or a series of messages of support. It is not known whether Harry would fly back to Britain.

Last night it was also claimed in the United States that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex only learned about Kate’s condition at the same time the world heard the news.

In addition, sources also told the New York Post that the couple had “no idea” about Kate’s illness.

The contact between the two brothers was revealed by ITV Royal Editor Chris Ship.

The 39-year-old Duke of Sussex has previously described Kate as the ‘big sister I never had’ when she got engaged to William 11 years ago.

However, his relationship with the Prince and Princess of Wales has broken down following the bitter aftermath of Megxit.

Kate last met Harry after the Queen’s death in September 2022, when they went on a walk around Windsor with their husbands.

The Princess of Wales announced her diagnosis in a video message yesterday, explaining that the cancer was discovered after her abdominal surgery.

She said: ‘The operation was successful but tests after the operation revealed cancer was present.

‘You can imagine that this took time. It took me time to recover from major surgery before I could start my treatment.

‘But most importantly, it has taken us time to explain everything to George, Charlotte and Louis in a way that suits them and to reassure them that I will be fine.’

Hours after the news, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex released a short statement wishing the Princess of Wales and her family “health and healing.”

The couple said they hoped Kate and her family could “do this privately and in peace.”

Last month, Harry returned to Britain after taking an emergency flight from the US to visit the king following his cancer diagnosis.

The Duke cleared his diary and made the trip alone, leaving Meghan and their children Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet at home in California.

But there was no reconciliation between Harry and his brother, the Prince of Wales, during the visit, after the duke spent about 45 minutes at Clarence House to see Charles.

He last appeared alongside the Windsors and Waleses at the king’s coronation, but immediately afterwards rushed home to celebrate his son’s fourth birthday.

Since stepping down as working royals in 2020 and moving to California with their family, the Sussexes have made accusations and grievances against the monarchy and members of Harry’s family.

The Duke’s allegations against his family seemed unrelenting in the wake of Megxit with his interview with Oprah and, in the months after the Queen’s death, his Netflix documentary and memoir Spare.

There were allegations of racism regarding Archie’s skin color before he was born – with the comments ultimately said to have come from two senior royals – and it is claimed that Kensington Palace lied to protect William over reports that he was Harry would have bullied from the royal family.

The Duke also accused William of physically attacking him and throwing him into a dog litter box after Meghan, teasing him about his panic attacks and encouraging him, along with Kate, to wear a Nazi uniform to a fancy dress party.

While Charles and Harry are said to still talk to each other, William has reportedly not been in contact with his brother for quite some time.

Princess Kate made her way through the ranks of the royal family, quickly transforming from a commoner into the future Queen Consort of England.

The Princess of Wales met her future husband, Prince William, in college, and the couple married in 2011 after nearly a decade together. They then welcomed son Prince George, daughter Princess Charlotte and son Prince Louis.

Since joining the royal family, Kate has developed into an activist and caring mother. Although the Prince of Wales is first in line for the throne, Kate has already started preparing for when the couple will ascend as king and queen.

‘Kate has taken on new responsibilities little by little in recent years, so it won’t be a shock when the time comes,’ royal expert Rebecca Lang told We weekly exclusively in April 2019. “William and Kate have been the favorite royals to take the crown for many generations, so the people of Great Britain are very excited about it.”

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By Hannah Moore for Nca Newswire

Published: 8:31 PM EDT, March 22, 2024 | Updated: 9:13 PM EDT, March 22, 2024

Princess Kate MiddletonThe cancer diagnosis was revealed to the royal family at the end of February, and here’s why Prince William had to miss the memorial service in honor of his godfather, a source said We weekly.

“Kate had to have abdominal surgery and that’s when they found out she had cancer,” a source said Us on Friday, March 22. “The day the family found out was the day William canceled his godfather’s memorial service King Constantine of Greece.”

On February 27, members of the royal family were due to attend a memorial service at St. George’s Chapel in Windsor for the late Constantine, who died in January 2023. However, Kensington Palace released a last-minute statement revealing that William, 41, would not be attending ‘due to a personal matter’.

There were still questions about Kate’s health as she recovered from a planned abdominal surgery that had taken place the month before. On Friday, Kate’s cancer diagnosis was revealed in a video released worldwide.

A message from Catherine, Princess of Wales pic.twitter.com/5LQT1qGarK

— The Prince and Princess of Wales (@KensingtonRoyal) March 22, 2024

“In January I underwent major abdominal surgery in London and at the time my condition was thought to be non-cancerous,” she said during Friday’s statement. “The operation was successful, but tests after the operation revealed that cancer was present. My medical team therefore recommended that I undergo preventative chemotherapy, and I am now in the early stages of that treatment.”

She added: “We hope you understand that as a family we now need some time, space and privacy while I complete my treatment. My work has always brought me a deep sense of joy, and I look forward to being back when I am able. But for now I have to focus on a full recovery.”

The royal family has been “processing the information” since receiving news of her diagnosis, the same source said Us.

The insider added: “They wanted to wait to tell the world the news until their children were off school over the Easter holidays so they had time to process the news before the whole world was talking about it. They do not reveal which type of cancer it is.”

Kate’s health has been making headlines since news of her abdominal surgery broke in January. At the time, Kensington Palace announced she would be stepping back from her public duties until after the Easter holidays.

Despite keeping it quiet in recent months, Kate has been spotted several times. She was first seen on March 4 sitting next to her mother, Carole Middleton, in the passenger seat of a car. Days later, Kate was spotted in the backseat of a separate vehicle with William by her side.

On March 16, William and Kate had a public outing at the Windsor Farm Shop that made major headlines. The Prince and Princess of Wales appeared to be in good spirits as they spent the day together, according to a video captured by an eyewitness.

“Kate looked happy and relaxed,” said the eyewitness, who has since been identified Nelson Silva, told TMZ at the time, noting that she and William looked like a “normal” couple. “They look happy just being able to go to a store and have fun,” Silva added. ‘Kate seemed relieved as if going to the store was a success. It felt natural.”

Blake Lively has issued a groveling apology for making an ill-advised Kate Middleton joke, days before the Royal announced she has cancer.

The actress, 36, was slammed by fans after plugging her drinks range on March 13 – addressing the photo editing controversy surrounding a family photo of the Princess of Wales, 42, and her children taken in Britain on Mother’s Day released. .

She wrote, “I’m so excited to share this new photo I took today to announce our 4 new @bettybuzz and @bettybooze products! Now you know why I’m missing.’

In the wake of Middleton’s announcement of her health crisis on Friday, Lively wrote on Instagram, “I’m sure no one cares today, but I feel like I need to acknowledge this.”

“I made a stupid post about the ‘photoshop fails’ frenzy and, oh man, that post bummed me out today.”

Fans told Lively she should be ‘ashamed of herself’ and accused her of hypocrisy for keeping the names and genders of her children secret while ‘mocking’ Kate for wanting privacy.

Lively’s original post has now been deleted.

‘I’m sorry. I always send love and good wishes to everyone.”

Blake was among a number of celebrities to make rude comments about Kate’s time off – with Kim Kardashian, Andy Cohen and John Oliver all making light of the drama.

From Instagram posts to ill-informed late-night pieces, they cast doubt on whether it was really the princess spotted in a farm shop with Prince William, jokingly comparing her to the ‘Weekend at Bernies’.

No one – except Blake – has retracted their comments since Kate’s sad announcement.

Kardashian has been criticized by fans for her Instagram post ‘On the way to find Kate’ – days before the Royal announced she was battling cancer.

On Sunday, Kardashian, 43, shared photos posing next to her sports car as she weighed speculation about the Princess of Wales’s whereabouts, but the post faced an avalanche of criticism after Middleton revealed her diagnosis on Friday.

Furious followers flooded the comments section, writing: ‘You need to delete this!’, ‘Kate Middleton has cancer Kim’ and ‘She’s getting cancer treatment… this didn’t turn out well.’

Others wrote: ‘Busy trying to get treatment for the cancer she has been diagnosed with’; ‘I would take this down and apologize, she has cancer’; “Take down your stupid post about Kate!” — before calling Kardashian a “snake.”

At the time of publication, Kardashian’s post remains live, with the caption unedited.

Before the diagnosis was revealed, Kardashian’s commentators had already branded the star ‘classless’, ‘tacky’ and ‘ignorant’ for fueling speculation about Kate’s whereabouts following her abdominal surgery.

In a deeply personal, unprecedented and emotional video message filmed in Windsor on Wednesday, Kate revealed that the news had come as a “huge shock” and that she and William have “done everything we can to process and manage this privately.” of our young family’.

It came days after she was seen smiling with Prince William as they left their favorite farm shop close to their home in Windsor, and she said her husband had been “a great source of comfort and reassurance” during her battle with cancer.

From a bench surrounded by daffodils and spring blossoms, the future queen said: ‘It has taken us time to explain everything to George, Charlotte and Louis in a way that suits them, and to reassure them that I will do that. OK.

“As I told them; I am doing well and getting stronger every day by focusing on the things that will help me heal; in my mind, body and spirit.

‘Having William by my side is also a great source of comfort and reassurance. As does the love, support and kindness shown by so many of you. It means so much to both of us.”

Catherine’s cancer was only discovered after she underwent major abdominal surgery at the London Clinic in January. Kensington Palace has said it will not share details about what type of cancer the princess has, or what stage of cancer it is, and has asked people not to speculate.

The King – who is currently undergoing cancer treatment himself – and the Queen were both informed of the news.

‘In a statement this evening, His Majesty said he is ‘so proud of Catherine for her courage to speak as she did’ and that he remains ‘in the closest contact with his beloved daughter-in-law’.

The king and queen said they “will continue to offer their love and support to the entire family during this difficult time.”

It is not known whether Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were informed before the 6pm announcement.

“We wish Kate and the family health and healing, and hope they can do this privately and in peace,” the couple said in a brief statement to Harper’s Bazaar.

Harry, who once described Kate as the ‘big sister I never had’ and affectionately called her ‘Cath’, is estranged from his brother and sister-in-law. It remains to be seen whether he will fly back to Britain to see her.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said the Princess of Wales has “the love and support of the whole country” as her battle with cancer was revealed tonight, with well wishes pouring in from around the world, including from the White House where Joe Biden is “incredibly sad” to hear the news’. Her courage in revealing her cancer to the world has also been praised.

The Princess of Wales today revealed she is undergoing preventative chemotherapy following her shock cancer diagnosis.

Chemotherapy uses powerful drugs to attack tumors and is typically given to directly treat cancer or shrink a tumor in preparation for surgery.

As in the case of Kate Middleton, chemo can also be used as a preventive option in the hope of preventing the return of cancer.

Today, Kate, 42, said in a statement that she has undergone this preventive form of chemotherapy. She started treatment at the end of February.

At the time, it was believed that the reason for Kate’s surgery was not cancer.

Today she said subsequent tests showed it was cancerous.

Kate was then advised to undergo preventive chemotherapy and described herself as being in the ‘early stages’ of that treatment.

Preventive chemotherapy, also called adjuvant chemotherapy, aims to prevent cancer from returning once the main tumor has been removed from the body.

Cancer can spread to other parts of the body, a process called metastasis, in which small cancer cells break off the main tumor and take root elsewhere.

These “new” cancers can be difficult to detect, so doctors who specialize in treating cancer, called oncologists, often advise patients to undergo preventive chemotherapy in an attempt to eliminate any remaining traces of the disease.

Preventive chemotherapy is usually administered as an infusion or tablets, where they are then carried throughout the body by the bloodstream.

Depending on the type, chemotherapy can be administered in a hospital or at the patient’s home.

There are more than 100 types of chemotherapy drugs, but they all work in a similar way and circulate through the blood.

The drugs are cytotoxic, meaning they are toxic to cells and especially to cells that are dividing rapidly.

Because cancer cells divide more than healthy cells, they are more affected by chemotherapy, which is why it is used as a treatment for the disease.

However, other types of fast-growing cells, such as hair, bone marrow, skin and the lining of the digestive system, are also damaged.

This leads to some of the famous side effects of chemotherapy, such as hair loss or thinning, fatigue, easier bruising and bleeding, an increased risk of infection, diarrhea or constipation, nausea or vomiting, rash, and more.

Often a patient undergoing chemotherapy is also taking other medications intended to alleviate or combat some of these symptoms.

The specific dosage and type of chemotherapy used varies depending on the type of cancer.

The effectiveness of preventive chemotherapy varies considerably from patient to patient.

Factors that influence its success include the specific type of cancer, when the cancer was originally treated, the patient’s age, and whether he or she has any other health problems.

The specific type of cancer Kate has has not been revealed.

Around 375,000 cases of cancer are diagnosed in the UK each year, with 167,000 patients dying from the disease each year.

Survival rates vary considerably by type of cancer. In total, 50 percent of cancer patients will still be alive ten years after their diagnosis.

Britain’s Princess of Wales, Kate Middleton, said she was undergoing preventive chemotherapy after major abdominal surgery. She revealed that cancer was present.

London: Britain’s Princess of Wales, Kate Middleton, announced on Friday that she is undergoing preventive chemotherapy. Post-tests after her major abdominal surgery in January revealed cancer. Notably, Prince William’s wife was hospitalized for two weeks in the month of January for what was described as a successful planned operation for a non-cancerous condition. Now, the 42-year-old has revealed in the video that she is suffering from cancer, stating that she is doing well and getting stronger.

Britain’s Princess of Wales, Kate Middleton, announced on Friday that she is undergoing preventive chemotherapy. Post-tests after her major abdominal surgery in January revealed cancer. Notably, Prince William’s wife was hospitalized for two weeks in January for what was described as a successful planned operation for a non-cancerous condition. Now, the 42-year-old has revealed in the video that she is suffering from cancer, stating that she is doing well and getting stronger.

In a video filed on Wednesday, Kate stated: “My medical team therefore recommended that I undergo a course of preventive chemotherapy and I am now in the early stages of that treatment.”
“This obviously came as a huge shock, and William and I have done everything we can to process and manage this privately for the sake of our young family,” she said.

In February, King Charles also announced he was undergoing cancer treatment, meaning he had to postpone his public royal duties.
Kate’s office, Kensington Palace, said no further details will be shared about the type of cancer. The office said in a statement that the Princess of Whales is responding well to treatment and is on track to recovery. Preventive chemotherapy had started in February.
The palace said in a statement that Kate would not resume her official duties until after Easter. However, the princess’s long absence has led to intense speculation on the internet.

The royal couple wanted to keep the cancer a secret until their children – Prince George and Princess Charlotte – started their school holidays, which started on Friday.

“It took me time to recover from major surgery before I could start my treatment. But most importantly, it took us time to explain everything to George, Charlotte and Louis in a way that suits them, and to reassure them that I will be fine,” Kate said in the video.

“As I told them; I am doing well and getting stronger every day by focusing on the things that will help me heal; in my mind, body and spirit,” she further said.

By Mark Duell

Published: 13:59 EDT, 22 March 2024 | Updated: 15:53 EDT, 22 March 2024

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Prince William found out his wife Kate had cancer before he pulled out of attending King Constantine of Greece’s memorial service.

The Prince of Wales’s absence from the St George’s Chapel event at Windsor Castle on February 27 had raised eyebrows, but tonight’s revelation about the princess’s health has shed new light on why he stayed away.

Kate had only just been diagnosed with cancer ahead of beginning chemotherapy, it was revealed tonight – after Buckingham Palace had initially said the previous month her condition was non-cancerous.

Royal aides are now expected to rally around William all the more as he steps back from frontline duties and looks after the couple’s children as his wife recuperates.

The prince has already been adjusting his royal duties to devote even more time to his family after Kate was first admitted to the London Clinic in January.

The couple have both been dedicated to doing their fair share of the school run each morning and afternoon since their three children began attending £24,000-a-year Lambrook School near Ascot in Berkshire in September 2022.

The co-ed institution is not far from the family’s Frogmore Cottage home on the Windsor estate – and is also convenient for visits by the princess’s parents.

Carole and Michael Middleton live just 33 miles away in Bucklebury, Berkshire, and the strong mother-daughter bond has been a key feature of troubled recent months.

Kate’s siblings Pippa, 40, and James, 36, are also close at hand in Bucklebury. 

William’s decision not to attend the memorial service for King Constantine came as a surprise at the time, with the reason described as ‘personal reasons’.

Also missing was his father King Charles, himself receiving treatment for cancer.

Queen Camilla was instead the most senior member of the Royal Family in attendance, with William’s uncle Prince Andrew also enjoying a prominent role as he led fellow royals on foot to the service.

Constantine was the godfather of William, who is said to have called the Greek royal family to apologise for not being there. 

The Prince was due to read from Revelation 21:1-7, a popular reading for funerals that begins ‘Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth’.

He had cleared his diary of official duties to help support Kate’s recovery, although did visit a homelessness charity’s base in Sheffield on Tuesday this week.

The couple were seen being driven from Windsor on March 11, although only William attended that afternoon’s Commonwealth Day service at Westminster Abbey in central London while Kate continued on to a private appointment elsewhere.

Their children Prince George, 10, eight-year-old Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, five, all attend Lambrook School which starts its summer term on April 17. 

Royal experts have said the parents chose Lambrook because they wanted their children to have a ‘different kind of schooling’ to their own. 

George and Charlotte were previously pupils at Thomas’s Battersea while Louis attended Willcocks Nursery in Kensington, both schools in London.

William and Kate were pictured strolling into Lambrook School’s grounds hand-in-hand with their children for their first day there in September 2022.

They are believed to have been sharing ‘school run’ duties but William has now been taking on more responsibilities – as have Kate’s parents Carole, 69, and Michael, 74.

Earlier this month Carole was snapped at the wheel of a car driving her daughter – pictured for the first time in two months – around Windsor Castle.

The photos were published by US gossip website TMZ but not in the UK after Kensington Palace appealed for her to be able to recuperate in private.

Insiders who knew the Middleton children at school have said her family was renowned for ‘doing everything to the very highest of standards’.

A fellow parent told Tatler recently: ‘There were huge picnics on sports days, the smartest tennis rackets — that kind of thing.

‘It made the rest of us all feel rather hopeless. Ultimately, Carole has played a blinder as a mother – not only are all of her children unfairly good-looking, they are also famously charming.

‘Always the first to write a thank-you letter, they dance all night and are still the first up in the morning, plumping cushions and washing up.’

Two years ago, Carole and Michael Middleton made a sombre appearance as they joined senior members of the Royal Family for the late Queen Elizabeth II’s committal service. 

Months later, they were seen in high spirits as they arrived at Westminster Abbey for the coronation of King Charles III – arriving alongside their children Pippa and James.

Kate’s mother has also always been on hand to support Kate for her annual ‘Together At Christmas’ Carol Service – a known passion project of the princess’s. 

Other get-togethers have seen the mother and daughter huddled up alongside each other at Royal Ascot – and in summer 2022, Kate was seen blowing her parents a kiss as the family attended Wimbledon.

Kate, William and their children have their main home as four-bedroom Adelaide Cottage on the Windsor grounds in Berkshire, with no live-in staff although they do have a nanny, housekeeper and security team living nearby.

The Grade II listed property is owned by the Crown Estate and the couple are said to be paying ‘market rent’.

Lambrook School has just 610 boys and girls aged three to 13 and is mixed so all three children can attend together, cutting down on school runs and security teams.

It offers boarding but George, Charlotte and Louis have all been day pupils there.

The Good Schools Guide says the prep school has a ‘heart of gold’ and offers pupils ‘total freedom to explore, provided you’ve got your wellies on’.

It boasts of ‘first-class teaching and superb facilities’ including a 25-metre swimming pool, a nine-hole golf course, an Astroturf, squash court and a new £6million Queen’s Building for ICT and academic learning.

The prospectus quotes one parent calling it ‘the most magical place for our children to spend time, and they can often be seen rosy-cheeked and perfecting handstands, throwing balls or racing to the three stumps’.

School sources have described William and Kate as being ‘like a normal mum and dad’ who throw themselves into events at Lambrook. 

Hello! magazine reported the royal couple take part in all the important school activities, including ‘queueing for the tombola’ in a recent fundraising drive.

The future King and Queen are described as discreetly slipping into events such as carol concerts, fitting occasions around their busy schedules.