The Duchess of York is recuperating with family after having a single mastectomy following a diagnosis for breast cancer.
Sarah Ferguson, 63, who was formerly married to Prince Andrew, was given the news after a routine mammogram screening.
Her spokesman said: “She was advised she needed to undergo surgery which has taken place successfully.”
Her doctors have told her that the prognosis is good, he added.
The spokesman said she was “receiving the best medical care and… is now recuperating with her family”.
She underwent the procedure earlier this week at King Edward VII hospital, a private clinic in central London which previously treated the late Queen Elizabeth II and other senior royals.
The duchess is said to have returned home to Windsor this weekend, where she is now recovering.
She revealed details of the procedure in an interview for her new podcast, Tea Talk, recorded ahead of the operation.
Sarah discussed her recent diagnosis, urging others to take advantage of cancer screening programmes.
“I want every single person that is listening to this podcast to go and get checked,” she said.
“I’m taking this as a real gift to me to change my life, to nurture myself,” said the duchess, adding she would “stop trying to fix everyone else” and start “taking myself seriously”.
“Now is my chance,” she said. “This extraordinary position I’m in right now – it means there’s no choice.
“I can’t make another excuse. I have to go through this operation and I have to be well and strong. And therefore no choice is the best choice.”
In a statement, her spokesman expressed the duchess’s “immense gratitude to all the medical staff who have supported her in recent days”.
She had been “symptom free” before the screening and the statement said she “believes her experience underlines the importance of regular screening”.
Source: BBC NEWS
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