Kate Middleton: A timeline of her cancer diagnosis, surgery and absence from public duties

LONDON -- Kate, the Princess of Wales, announced she was diagnosed with cancer.

Kate, the 42-year-old woman of Prince William and parent of their 3 children, announced her diagnosis Friday aft weeks of speculation astir her wellness and well-being.

Since January, Kate has undergone abdominal surgery, taken clip disconnected from nationalist duties and endured a photograph editing controversy.

Here is simply a look astatine the timeline of events, dating backmost to Kate's past authoritative nationalist appearance.

March 22, 2024: Kate publically reveals crab diagnosis

Kate shared successful a video statement that aft undergoing abdominal surgery, tests showed "cancer had been present."

"In January, I underwent large abdominal country successful London and astatine the time, it was thought that my information was non-cancerous. The country was successful," Kate said. "However, tests aft the cognition recovered crab had been present. My aesculapian squad truthful advised that I should acquisition a people of preventative chemotherapy and I americium present successful the aboriginal stages of that treatment."

Describing the interaction connected William and their 3 children, Princes George and Louis and Charlotte, Kate continued, "This of people came arsenic a immense shock, and William and I person been doing everything we tin to process and negociate this privately for the involvement of our young family."

March 20, 2024: Hospital staffers reportedly investigated for trying to entree Kate's records

Staff astatine the London Clinic, wherever Kate underwent surgery, are reportedly suspected of trying to entree her backstage aesculapian records.

The probe has reportedly expanded to 3 staffers astatine the clinic, according to ITV News.

The Information Commissioner's Office, the U.K. privateness and information extortion watchdog, confirmed to ABC News it had received a information breach study involving the London Clinic, a London infirmary known for treating high-profile people, including different members of the royal family.

"We tin corroborate that we person received a breach study and are assessing the accusation provided," an IOC spokesperson said successful a statement.

Al Russell, CEO of the London Clinic, said successful a statement, successful part, "We person systems successful spot to show absorption of diligent accusation and, successful the lawsuit of immoderate breach, each due investigatory, regulatory and disciplinary steps volition beryllium taken. There is nary spot astatine our infirmary for those who intentionally breach the spot of immoderate of our patients oregon colleagues."

Kensington Palace declined to remark connected the reported information breach, telling ABC News, "This is simply a substance for the London Clinic."

March 19, 2024: Photo bureau issues editing announcement connected 2nd royal household photo

Getty Images added an editor's note connected a photograph that was taken by Kate successful 2022 of the precocious Queen Elizabeth II and immoderate of her great-grandchildren.

Last April, Kensington Palace shared the photograph connected the social media accounts of Kate and William to people what would person been the queen's 97th birthday.

Credit for the photograph was fixed to Kate.

Getty Images added an editor's enactment to this photograph of Queen Elizabeth II which was released by Kensington Palace successful 2023, saying the photograph has "been digitally enhanced astatine source."

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In its editor's note, Getty Images says the photograph "has been digitally enhanced astatine source."

The palace has not commented connected the summation of the editor's enactment to Kate's photograph of the precocious queen.

March 16, 2024: Kate spotted astatine workplace store with William

Kate was seen looking "happy, relaxed and healthy" connected a sojourn to a section workplace store with William adjacent their location successful Windsor, England, connected Saturday, according to the U.K.'s The Sun newspaper.

A video of Kate and William astatine the workplace shop, obtained by TMZ and shared connected March 18, is the archetypal video footage the nationalist had seen of Kate since she was hospitalized.

Earlier successful the time Saturday, William and Kate reportedly watched their 3 children play sports, according to The Sun.

March 14, 2024: News bureau says Kensington Palace is nary longer a trusted source

Phil Chetwynd, planetary quality manager astatine Agence France-Presse, said successful an interview with BBC Radio that Kensington Palace is nary longer considered a trusted root aft the photograph editing controversy.

"No, perfectly not," Chetwynd said. "Like with anything, erstwhile you're fto down by a source, the barroom is raised."

Chetwynd added that quality agencies astir the satellite called a gathering to code the contented erstwhile they realized the photograph shared by the palace of Kate and her children "clearly violated" their rules, starring them to contented a "kill notice" to publishers astir the world.

According to Chetwynd, issuing a "kill notice" for a photograph based connected manipulation is simply a precise uncommon occurrence.

"And we've got, you know, large issues internally arsenic to however we validate that photo. We shouldn't person done it," helium said. "It violated our guidelines and, therefore, you know, we sent retired notes to each our squad astatine the infinitesimal to beryllium perfectly ace much vigilant astir the contented coming crossed our desk, adjacent from what we would telephone trusted sources."

March 11, 2024: Kate issues nationalist apology implicit photo

Kate acknowledged successful a nationalist apology that her Mother's Day photograph was edited and apologized for immoderate "confusion" those alterations caused.

"Like galore amateur photographers, I bash occasionally experimentation with editing," she said successful a statement connected X. "I wanted to explicit my apologies for immoderate disorder the household photograph we shared yesterday caused. I anticipation everyone celebrating had a precise blessed Mother's Day."

Kate again signed her connection "C."

Kensington Palace said it would not beryllium reissuing the archetypal unedited photograph of Kate and her children.

Later connected March 11, Kate was photographed sitting adjacent to William successful a chauffeured car.

William attended 2 nationalist engagements that day, a Commonwealth Day work and an Earthshot Prize event, and did not remark connected Kate oregon the photograph controversy.

March 10, 2024: Photo agencies retract Kate's photo

The photograph of Kate and her kids was picked up by respective planetary quality agencies, including The Associated Press, Reuters, Getty Images and Agence France-Presse.

Those agencies aboriginal retracted the image, saying it whitethorn person been edited by the royals anterior to its release.

The Associated Press said it appeared "the root had manipulated the representation successful a mode that did not conscionable AP's photograph standards."

PA Media Group, a quality bureau successful the United Kingdom, besides retracted the image.

Hany Farid, a machine subject prof astatine the University of California, Berkeley, told ABC News his investigation of the photograph shows "relatively insignificant photograph manipulation."

"If you look astatine the sleeve of the miss connected the right, you spot what looks similar traces of manipulation," Farid said, referring to the sleeve of Charlotte's sweater. "I deliberation astir apt it is either immoderate atrocious photoshop to, for example, region a stain connected the sweater, oregon is the effect of on-camera photograph compositing that combines aggregate photos unneurotic to get a photograph wherever everyone is smiling. For the latter, if the subjects determination betwixt successive images, it tin origin this benignant of ghosting."

Farid continued, "Either way, I deliberation it is improbable that this is thing much than a comparatively insignificant photograph manipulation. In addition, determination is nary grounds that this representation is wholly AI-generated."

March 10, 2024: Kate shares photograph and connection connected Mother's Day

Kate marked Mother's Day successful the U.K., March 10, by sharing a photograph connected X of herself smiling and surrounded by her 3 kids. The representation was the archetypal authoritative photograph of Kate the nationalist had seen since December.

"Thank you for your benignant wishes and continued enactment implicit the past 2 months. Wishing everyone a Happy Mother's Day," Kate wrote successful the post, which was signed "C," a motion to her afloat name, Catherine.

The station credited William arsenic the photographer.

March 6, 2024: Palace issues William's effect to online speculation astir Kate

Amid the speculation astir Kate's well-being, a palace spokesperson issued a little statement to People magazine.

The spokesperson said of William, "His absorption is connected his enactment and not connected societal media."

March 4, 2024: Kate is photographed successful a car with her mom

Kate was seen for the archetypal clip since December erstwhile she was photographed riding successful a car driven by her ma connected March 4.

Kate and her mom Carole Middleton were photographed successful Windsor, England, wherever Kate and her household live.

The photograph was not released oregon authorized by Kensington Palace.

Feb. 29, 2024: Palace spokesperson shares update connected Kate

Amid a increasing magnitude of online speculation astir Kate's health, a palace spokesperson told ABC News connected Feb. 29, that Kate was "doing well" arsenic she continued to recover.

The spokesperson besides brushed disconnected online speculation, telling ABC News successful a statement, "Kensington Palace made it wide successful January the timelines of the Princess' betterment and we'd lone beryllium providing important updates. That guidance stands."

The remark connected Kate was the archetypal 1 shared by the palace since precocious January, erstwhile Kate was discharged from the hospital.

Feb. 27, 2024: William misses royal engagement owed to 'personal matter'

Online speculation astir Kate's well-being reached a fever transportation successful precocious February, erstwhile William had to drop retired of a royal engagement owed to what the palace said was a "personal matter."

On Feb. 27, William missed the work of Thanksgiving for his godfather, King Constantine of Greece, astatine St. George's Chapel.

ABC News confirmed astatine the clip that the idiosyncratic substance was not related to Charles' health.

"Unfortunately, The Prince of Wales is nary longer capable to be the King Constantine Memorial Service this greeting owed to a idiosyncratic matter," the palace said successful a connection astatine the time, declining to stock further details.

Feb. 18, 2024: William attends the BAFTA Awards without Kate

As William resumed his nationalist duties, helium arrived solo astatine the 2024 BAFTA Awards, 1 of the astir high-profile events Kate has traditionally attended with her hubby each year.

This year, William, who serves arsenic president of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, walked the reddish carpet and attended the awards amusement connected his own.

Feb. 7, 2024: William resumes nationalist duties

William returned to his nationalist duties for the archetypal clip pursuing Kate's country and made his archetypal nationalist comments astir Kate.

Earlier successful the time connected Feb. 7, William led an investiture ceremonial astatine Windsor Castle, stepping successful for his father, King Charles III, whose crab diagnosis had been publically shared conscionable 2 days prior, connected Feb. 5.

In the evening, William attended a fundraising gala alongside Tom Cruise for London's Air Ambulance Charity, wherever helium spoke astir some Charles and Kate.

"I'd similar to instrumentality this accidental to accidental convey you, also, for the benignant messages of enactment for Catherine and for my father, especially, successful caller days," helium said. "It means a large woody to america all."

Following up with a joke, helium added, "It's just to accidental the past fewer weeks person had a alternatively 'medical' focus. So, I thought I'd travel to an aerial ambulance relation to get distant from it all."

Jan. 29, 2024: Kate is discharged from the hospital

On Jan. 29, Kensington Palace shared an update, stating that Kate had been discharged from the hospital.

"The Princess of Wales has returned location to Windsor to proceed her betterment from surgery. She is making bully progress," the palace said. "The Prince and Princess privation to accidental a immense convey you to the full squad astatine The London Clinic, particularly the dedicated nursing staff, for the attraction they person provided."

The spokesperson added, "The Wales household continues to beryllium grateful for the good wishes they person received from astir the world."

Jan. 18, 2024: William is photographed leaving the hospital

William was photographed driving himself distant from the London Clinic, presumably aft a backstage sojourn with Kate.

The couple's 3 children were not believed to person visited Kate successful the infirmary during her stay.

Jan. 17, 2024: Kate has 'successful' surgery, Kensington Palace reveals

The time aft Kate was admitted to the hospital, the palace issued a nationalist connection announcing that Kate had been hospitalized connected Jan. 16, for "planned abdominal surgery."

The palace said the country was "successful," and that Kate was expected to stay hospitalized for 10 to 14 days earlier returning to the family's location to recover. The palace did not supply further details connected the benignant of country Kate underwent but confirmed to ABC News that the princess's aesculapian contented was non-cancerous.

At the time, the palace noted that Kate would apt not resume her nationalist duties "until aft Easter."

"The Princess of Wales appreciates the involvement this connection volition generate," the palace said. "She hopes that the nationalist volition recognize her tendency to support arsenic overmuch normality for her children arsenic possible; and her privation that her idiosyncratic aesculapian accusation remains private."

"The Princess of Wales wishes to apologise to each those acrophobic for the information that she has to postpone her upcoming engagements," the connection continued. "She looks guardant to reinstating arsenic galore arsenic possible, arsenic soon arsenic possible."

The palace besides said that William would temporarily postpone his engagements to assistance attraction for Kate and their kids arsenic she recovered.

Jan. 16, 2024: Kate is admitted to a London hospital

Kate was admitted to the London Clinic connected Jan. 16, according to a connection issued by Kensington Palace the adjacent day.

Dec. 25, 2023: Kate makes her past authoritative nationalist appearance

Kate joined members of the royal household arsenic they walked to religion astatine Sandringham connected Christmas morning, pursuing royal tradition.

Kate, dressed successful blue, was seen smiling and talking to onlookers arsenic she and William walked manus successful manus with George, Charlotte and Louis astatine the royal family's property successful Norfolk, England.

ABC News' Kevin Shalvey and Zoe Magee contributed to this report.