Kate Middleton confided in a small group of people before going public with her cancer diagnosis last week, but left other close friends in the dark as she was wary of the information being leaked.
That’s the word today from a friend of the Princess of Wales – as reported by PEOPLE Magazine – who admitted to having been shocked by the news.
On Friday, March 22 Kate appeared in a video to confirm that her recent, highly-publicized absence was because she is fighting cancer. The mom-of-three underwent abdominal surgery back in January; it was tests post-op that revealed the cancer.