BBC staff who filmed Kate Middleton's cancer announcement release statement after claims

The BBC staff who filmed the video of the Princess of Wales announcing her cancer diagnosis have spoken out after some people said the footage was edited. Kate Middleton's message was shown on TV before the Six O'Clock News on Friday.

The mum-of-three shared that she had been diagnosed with cancer following her abdominal surgery and was receiving chemotherapy. However, she did not go into detail about what type of cancer it is.

In the video, said to have been filmed on Wednesday, the future queen said: "In January, I underwent major abdominal surgery in London and at the time, it was thought that my condition was non-cancerous. The surgery was successful. However, tests after the operation found cancer had been present. My medical team therefore advised that I should undergo a course of preventative chemotherapy and I am now in the early stages of that treatment."

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An insider from BBC studios said that no edits were made to the video at all, reports the Mirror. The team who filmed the video also worked on the King's Coronation and Queen Elizabeth's funeral. There was no editorial input into the message from BBC Studios, and they were not involved in the distribution process nor made any edits to the recording.

It comes after controversy following a 'manipulated' Mother's Day photo of Kate with her children, which was later withdrawn by international agencies due to suspicions of digital alteration. BBC Studios released a brief statement after the video was aired: "BBC Studios filmed a message from the Princess of Wales at Windsor this week. We would like to wish Her Royal Highness a speedy recovery."

Chris Ship, ITV News