As the world reels from the shock announcement that the Princess of Wales has cancer, royal sources say they hope weeks of cruel speculation will be brought to an end.
Princess Catherine told the nation tonight that she was battling the disease after being diagnosed following major abdominal surgery in January, and was undergoing preventative chemotherapy on the advice of doctors.
The mother-of-three said the last couple of months have been ‘incredibly tough’ as she tried to get to grip