The British king, Charles IIIsaid this Friday that he felt “very proud” from his daughter-in-law, the Princess of Wales, for “her bravery in speaking out as she did” about her cancer diagnosis.

The monarch, who also suffers from cancer, remains in close contact with his “beloved daughter-in-law,” says a statement released by Buckingham Palace, the residence of the royal family.

After a few weeks in which the British Royal House has been shaken by various conspiracy theories, Kate Middleton has finally officially reappeared in a video. This Friday afternoon, Kensington Palace shared a video in which Kate has announced that he has cancer.

As the princess acknowledged, “this has been a big shock“. Kate, who has been subject to a flurry of speculation over her absence since the surgery she underwent in January, has stressed that, along with her husband William, they have done everything they can “to process and handle this news privately.”