Kate Middleton released a new video on Friday revealing that she has been diagnosed with cancer.

The type of cancer has not been specified.

In January, I underwent major abdominal surgery in London and at the time, it was thought that my condition was noncancerous, Kate said in the video, which was filmed by BBC Studios and shared with HuffPost. The surgery was successful. However, tests after the operation found cancer had been present.

My medical team therefore advised that I should undergo a course of preventative chemotherapy and I am now in the early stages of that treatment, she explained.

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.