--- title: "Kate Middleton Reveals She Has Cancer, Will Undergo Chemotherapy" description: "After months of speculation, Kate Middleton, the wife of Prince William, has revealed that she has cancer in a new video." date: "2024-03-22" modified: "2024-03-22" authors: - name: "Noor Al-Sibai" job_title: "Senior Staff Writer" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/nooralsibai" url: "https://futurism.com/neoscope/kate-middleton-cancer-chemotherapy-video" categories: - "Cancer" - "Health & Medicine" - "Medical" tags: - "britain" - "cancer" - "kate middleton" - "United Kingdom" --- # Kate Middleton Reveals She Has Cancer, Will Undergo Chemotherapy ![After months of speculation, Kate Middleton, the wife of Prince William, has revealed that she has cancer in a new video.]() *\Image: Adrian Dennis / AFP via Getty / Futurism\* After months of speculation, Princess Catherine of Wales — otherwise known as Kate Middleton, the wife of Prince William, the heir to the British throne — has revealed that she has cancer. In a new video [posted on X-formerly-Twitter](), Middleton addressed the camera directly even as she glossed over rumors about her seeming disappearance from the public eye in 2024. https://twitter.com/KensingtonRoyal/status/1771235267837321694 The 42-year-old princess said in her video address that her cancer diagnosis, the details of which she did not specify, came as a "huge shock" following a [planned abdominal surgery]() in January. Now, as Middleton said in her video address, she's preparing to undergo chemotherapy. She didn't specify what type of cancer. "Having William by my side is a great source of comfort and reassurance too," Middleton, who shares children George, Charlotte, and Louis with the princes, said in the video. "As is the love, support and kindness that has been shown by so many of you. It means so much to us both." While there certainly has been an outpouring of affection for the [upper-crust princess](), the rumor mill has churned incessantly in the two months she disappeared from view following her surgery. Those rumors were not aided when the Kensington Palace's account published a bizarre and visibly doctored [photo of the princess]() and her three children with William. Ultimately, the *Agence France-Press* issued a rare "[kill order]()" on the photo and announced that it would no longer considering the Kensington Palace, which is second only to Buckingham in the British royal system, as a "trusted source." News of Middleton's health trouble also comes on the heels of [King Charles' cancer diagnosis]() in February, which spurred its own rumors and [Russian disinformation campaigns]() claiming he'd died. "As you can imagine, this has taken time. It has taken me time to recover from major surgery in order to start my treatment," Middleton said in the video, in what was perhaps a slight nod to her absence in public life over the past few months. "But, most importantly, it has taken us time to explain everything to George, Charlotte and Louis in a way that is appropriate for them, and to reassure them that I am going to be ok." **More on cancer:** [*Doctors Alarmed by Young People Getting Cancer at Unprecedented Rates*]() ## Author At Futurism, I've often been drawn to unpacking the narratives that underlie technological, scientific and medical progress, with a special interest in areas of conflict and ambiguity that end up setting agendas and steering the fates of both elites and the hoi polloi. I'm a committed generalist, but I often find myself returning to work involving NASA and the private space sector, the effects of AI on media and society, and the mechanics of the pharmaceutical industry, with a specific focus on the spread of GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy. Prior to Futurism, I worked for publications ranging from Media Matters and Truthdig to Raw Story and Bustle. I'm also the author of "Myspace Scene Queens," a 2024 title in Instar Books' acclaimed "Remember the Internet" series. My work at Futurism has been cited by outlets including the New Yorker, Slate, Nieman Lab, the Verge, the MIT Technology Review, the Sunday Times, and the Daily Beast. I grew up in North Carolina, attended the University of North Carolina at Asheville, and now live in Brooklyn, New York. In my free time, I'm an avid reader and music fan; you can probably find me at a local poetry reading, concert, underground rave, or DJ set. I'm the proud parent of an ineffable orange cat named Mee-Mow. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()