Kate Middleton recounted the "shock" of being diagnosed with cancer and how it affects "the whole family" at her hospital stop, Angela Terry tells PEOPLE

Princess Kate Middleton has revealed that she’s in “remission” from cancer just ten months after she announced her diagnosis. Just hours after Kate, 43, visited staff and cancer patients at the Royal Marsden Hospital in London,

Kate Middleton is in remission from cancer, she said on social media on Tues., Jan. 14. The Princess of Wales first revealed her diagnosis last year.

Kate Middleton, Princess of Wales, announced on Tuesday that her cancer is in remission — a year after mounting intrigue into her health triggered a rare response from the royal family.

Angela Terry tells PEOPLE that the Princess of Wales' stop at the hospital served as "a great message of hope"

Terry continued, describing Kate as "so open." "She had this 'We’re in this together' approach, so I think people felt they were able to say all sorts of things. It was really h

Kate Middleton spent much of last year battling an unspecified form of cancer. The Princess confirmed earlier this week that her cancer is in “remission.” Now, Kate is making a surprising admission about her grueling chemotherapy treatments.