It was a tough start to the year for the royal family. First came the news that the Princess of Wales had received major abdominal surgery, before we were to find out a cancer diagnosis which would see her undergo preventative chemotherapy. And then there was the revelation that the King required treatment for an enlarged prostate which was followed up with a shock cancer diagnosis, for which he is still being treated.
It was also revealed the Duchess of York had recently been treated for an aggressive form of skin cancer, only six months after she was diagnosed with breast cancer and underwent a single mastectomy and breast reconstruction surgery.
