Royal historian provides context on Princess Kate’s diagnosis [Video]

Kate, the Princess of Wales, has cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy.The announcement came in a video recording of the Princess Friday afternoon following weeks of speculation about her health and whereabouts.”This has had a much scarier ending than we expected,” said Marlene Koenig, a royal historian and blogger.Watch Princess Kate’s video announcement here:In the video, Princess Kate said her abdominal surgery earlier this year was successful, but that tests after the operation found that cancer had been present. She stated she has begun chemotherapy treatments. “I immediately went to Twitter ,” said Koenig. “I noticed and I just started bawling.”Koenig said this is a difficult situation for the royal family, particularly given the King’s own recent cancer diagnosis. “They were pretty up front with the cancer diagnosis,” Koenig said of the King’s diagnosis. “Unlike Queen Elizabeth’s father, the present King’s grandfather George VI, who died at age 52 of lung …