Watch: How Kate’s cancer statement was announced on BBC News

Watch: How Kate’s cancer statement was announced on BBC News

Watch the moment BBC News announced the Princess of Wales’s cancer diagnosis.

Kate revealed she is undergoing treatment in an emotional video released on Friday 22 March.

BBC newsreader Sophie Raworth introduced the “very personal message” as she presented the 6pm news bulletin.

“At six, the Princess of Wales has just announced that she is undergoing treatment for cancer,” she says.

“Here now is a very personal message from her - which has just been released - in which she explains what has been happening in recent weeks.”