Kate Middleton’s quiet return to duty: The Princess of Wales breaks her silence with a poignant message in her first public statement since she revealed her cancer diagnosis

receiving treatment for the disease three weeks ago, asking the public for ‘some time, space and privacy’ while she completed the course of chemotherapy.

While the form of cancer was not disclosed, Kate offered the world a moving insight into her reaction to the diagnosis, and how she told her family of,with Carole Middleton, before releasing a public statement relating to the retirement of England Lioness Rachel Daly. He was then seen accompanying Prince George to the Aston Villa game earlier this month, with the two appearing like any other father-and-son duo as they cheered their team on to victory.