The Prince and Princess of Wales are “extraordinarily moved” by the outpouring of help and continued to ask for privateness in a brand new assertion in response to Kate’s announcement on Friday that she was recognized with most cancers and is present process remedy. “The Prince and Princess are each enormously touched by the type messages from individuals right here within the U.Ok., throughout the Commonwealth, and world wide in response to Her Royal Highness’ message,” a Kensington Palace spokesperson tells TIME in an electronic mail on Sunday. “They’re extraordinarily moved by the general public’s heat and help and are grateful for the understanding of their request for privateness at the moment.”Learn Extra: Olivia Munn Sends Message of Assist to Fellow Most cancers Sufferer Kate MiddletonThe assertion was issued in response to a world outpouring of nicely needs, love, and help within the wake of Kate’s most cancers prognosis reveal, which adopted questions on her well being after she was hospitalized for 2 weeks for a deliberate stomach surgical procedure in January. Publish-operation take a look at outcomes revealed most cancers had been current, and she or he began “preventative chemotherapy” in late February.In her video announcement, Kate stated she and her husband had been doing the whole lot “we will to course of and handle this privately for the sake of our younger household,” which included taking time to get well from her main surgical procedure to begin remedy and “most significantly” to clarify the whole lot to their three youngsters earlier than going public with the information. The kids at the moment are away from college on their Easter vacation break.Learn Extra: Kate Middleton Is Receiving Preventative Chemotherapy. Right here’s What That IsKensington Palace’s most up-to-date assertion reiterated the plea for privateness in Kate’s authentic announcement, because the household got here beneath intense public and media scrutiny within the weeks main as much as the announcement.“We hope that you simply’ll perceive that as a household we now want a while, house, and privateness whereas I full my remedy,” Kate stated in her video message. “My work has at all times introduced me a deep sense of pleasure, and I look ahead to being again when I’m ready. However for now, I have to deal with making a full restoration.”