Princess Kate says she's completed chemotherapy treatment for 'tough' cancer journey

LONDON — Kate, the Princess of Wales, announced Monday that she has completed her chemotherapy treatment and will undertake a light schedule of engagements until the end of the year.

"Doing what I can to stay cancer free is now my focus," she said in a video message, some six months after revealing she had an unspecified form of cancer following intense public speculation about her health.

"The last nine months have been incredibly tough for us as a family," Kate said, adding that the "cancer journey is complex, scary and unpredictable for everyone, especially those closest to you."

"With humility, it also brings you face to face with your own vulnerabilities in a way you have never considered before, and with that, a new perspective on everything," Kate said.

Slow music plays as she delivers her message via a voiceover on the video which was filmed in several locations including a forest, a beach and a field in Norfolk, a county in the east of England. She wears a long white summer dress with patterns throughout.

At times she is featured alone and at other times she is joined by her husband and heir to the British throne, Prince William, and their three children George, 11, Charlotte, 9, and Louis, 6.

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Thanking people for the support she and her family received, she said that "although I have finished chemotherapy, my path to healing and full recovery is long and I must continue to take each day as it comes."

"I am however looking forward to being back at work and undertaking a few more public engagements in the coming months when I can," she added.

Kate has made several public appearances since she revealed she had cancer in a video in March where she said she was undergoing "a course of preventative