the clamour for information about the princess's condition has been intense. the king has said that he and the queen will offer their love and support for the whole family through this difficult time. the message too from california. the relationship is still strained but the duke and duchess of sussex issued their own statement. harry and meghan said, we wish help and healing to the family. but perhaps the most personal message of all came from the princess's brother on instagram. he said, overthe princess's brother on instagram. he said, over the years we've climbed many mountains together. as a family, we will climb this one with you too. this footage, published earlier this week, filmed by a member of the public, showed her shopping in windsor with her husband last weekend and this photo, released on mother's day, to ease some of the public

speculation, did the opposite, with the princess issuing a statement to say she had made some edits to the image. a turning point appears to have been this thanksgiving service in windsor, for king constantine of greece at the end of february. the rest of the royal family were there but the prince of wales pulled out that morning, very suddenly, due to a personal matter. we now know this was around the time the princess was diagnosed and began her treatment. it has been an incredibly turbulent time for the family. the couple's priority has been to protect their children and ensure they have time to explain what's wrong to prince george, princess charlotte and prince louis. they now hope the speculation and rumours will stop as they spend time privately as a family for the easter holiday. in windsor, with the family live there was support. i in windsor, with the family live there was support.— in windsor, with the family live there was support. i think she's been brave _ there was support. i think she's been brave to _ there was support. i think she's been brave to set _ there was support. i think she's

been brave to set the _ there was support. i think she's been brave to set the record . been brave to set the record straight and i hope she gets privacy for her in a family. you straight and i hope she gets privacy for her in a family.— for her in a family. you would not wish that on _ for her in a family. you would not wish that on anybody, _ for her in a family. you would not wish that on anybody, whoever. for her in a family. you would not i wish that on anybody, whoever they are. the princess will not be back to a full programme of public duty for some time. we might see her occasionally but only when her medical team have approved. for now, the princess of wales wants time, space and privacy to deal with her diagnosis and recovery. daniela relph, bbc news. here's our correspondent helena wilkinson who is in windsorfor us. yes. an incredibly personal statement from the princess of wales. the news which has gone around the world, will be one of shock for many, many people. to hear that the princess of wales has got cancer is in the early stages of that preventative chemotherapy that she is undergoing at the moment. we understand that began in the towards the end of last month in february. but also that very strong wish and desire, understandably,

for her and prince william. and, of course, and most importantly, she has said in that statement for their three young children, george, charlotte and louis, who were told about the news a little while ago. so they have had some time to come to terms with it, to try to understand it. and catherine and prince william have had to make them and help them understand what must be a confusing time for the children and the couple felt today. and the couple felt today this evening, earlier on, was the right time for the news to be made public. and it is, of course, the start of easter holidays

for the three children. and so they won't be at school now that this news has been made public. the family, of course, live here in windsor, about half a mile away from where we are in the grounds of windsor castle in adelaide cottage. it's secluded, they have privacy there, but they very much stress that they now want to have that privacy while catherine continues with the chemotherapy and also to come to terms herself with her diagnosis. and we heard from the we've had reaction from obviously from a number of quarters, including from the british prime minister, saying that, you know, sending his support, but also that she should be afforded the privacy to focus on her treatment. he talked about the recent weeks, she's been subjected to intense scrutiny and has been unfairly treated by certain sections of the media around the world and on social media. and it was quite unprecedented, wasn't it, the kind of level of conspiracy theories that was happening online about her. yes. and since her operation, which she this evening called a major, majorabdominal surgery injanuary at a hospital in london, she since then, there has been a huge amount of speculation, particularly online. a lot of that was wild speculation about the princess's health.

and so what they will be hoping for now is that now that the news of her cancer diagnosis has been made public, that people will give them that privacy in terms of other reaction.. in terms of other reaction. buckingham palace released a statement a little earlier on from the king. it says, the king is so proud of catherine for her courage in speaking as she did and remains in the closest contact with with his beloved daughter in law. and also in the last hour or so, there has been a statement from the duke and duchess of sussex. and in that statement, the couple say we wish health and healing for kate and the family and hope they are able to do so privately and in peace. so a lot of reaction from many people across the world wishing the princess of wales good health in her recovery going forward. and it's a particularly difficult

time for the whole of the royal family because the king is also being treated for cancer. tell us what it will mean for who carries out the duties that they would normally be carrying out. well, a lot of that has fallen onto other members of the royal family, of course, in particular prince william. but you'll recall that after his wife catherine had that abdominal surgery, he then took some time and stepped back from public duties in order to be with her, to help her and also to be around the children as well. but he has been seen back carrying out public duties, and we now know he's been doing that knowing about catherine's cancer diagnosis. but the duties will a lot of them will fall onto prince william. but we know that going forward, he will want to be as close to catherine as possible as she continues her preventative chemotherapy is how it's been put, but also he will be carrying out public duties. but other members of the royal family who've also been stepping up because of the king's cancer diagnosis, they too will likely take on some more of those duties on their behalf.

as we've been hearing, it has been a turbulent few months for the royal family. and a vacuum of information in recent days and weeks, has led to frenzied speculation about what's been happening, with the prince and princess of wales, as david sillito reports. when in january a brief statement was made that the princess of wales was to have a medical procedure and a period of convalescence, it was meant to be a chance to escape the daily pressures of media scrutiny has become that what ensued was a deluge of speculation, conspiracy and debate. where is kate middleton? it's been crazy... how much speculation about kate has taken over the internet. _ you're seeing it all across the world. i you're even seeing people who don't normally pay attention _ to the royal family getting involved in speculating. and throwing theories around. you're also seeing a lot ofjokes- and a lot of memes, but within that, there is a core group of people i and it's a growing group of people

who are genuinely concerned about kate and her health. . on tiktok, the running total of views of videos about the princess of wales has now topped 14 billion. it's a beautiful shot of a mom and three happy kids. one of the drivers of that interest was this photo that was revealed to have been digitally altered. and even when footage emerged of the royal couple at a farm shop in windsor, there were still those wondering if this was eye trickery or a body double. but the mood has rather changed with the release of the statement filmed by the bbc�*s production arm. in a statement it said 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. there's also an assurance there are no edits in the video we just heard. there's also an assurance there are no edits in the video. we just heard obviously, all of us just heard the terrible news. our thoughts are with the duchess

of cambridge and her family. and the statement brought an immediate response here, the white house with a message of support and a plea for privacy. and we will begin with that breaking news. relentless interest, both from press and public is always going to be part of royal life. but these last few weeks have been on a different level. a family taking a moment to step back as they deal with what's just emerged has led to a social media storm. but now the chief executive of x or twitter, as it used to be, has called for calm. it is, she says, surely reasonable to respect the princess of wales request for time, space and privacy. david sillitoe, bbc news. it means so much to us both. the russian security services say at least a0 people been killed and more than a hundred injured at a concert hall near moscow in what the authorities have called a terrorist attack.

russian news agencies say at least three people dressed in camouflage opened fire at the venue —— crocus city hall. this video supports those reports. we'll haver more coverage in the coming hours. hello there. for the start of this weekend, it's going to feel that we've stepped back into winter, and that's due to the strength and direction of the wind, a cold north—westerly which will feed in a rash of frequent, heavy showers. we've got low pressure that is pushing this way in the north and east and spiralling around that low in an anti clockwise direction. tightly packed isobars with the further winds in the north. the temperatures will fall away and a chilly start saturday morning. as we start saturday, a frequent rash of showers

in the north but we will see them pushing across wales and central and southern england as we go through the morning. some of the showers are heavy with rumbles of thunder. through the middle part of the afternoon, some showers across england and wales, frequent further north and west and northern ireland up into scotland. elevation of 500 metres means we could see some snow as well. the wind will play its part. it will be a strong north — north—westerly, 40—55 mph and in further south, 30—a0 mph. your thermometers may suggest 9—10 c but unusual to be talking about what it feels like this time of year but the wind — chill will mean it feels colder, really cold considering resort really cold considering we saw

temperatures peaking at 19 celsius a week ago. the showers will continue to fade as that low pulls away and we can see the ridge of high pressure. i have good news, sunday should be a quieter day before the next batch of rain waits in the wings. here, on the north sea coast, a little bit more of a breeze and more sunshine coming through and it will be a drier day, 9—12 c the highs, feeling a little warmer. rain will gather out to the west and look what's in store for the week ahead. unsettled, with a glimpse of something more promising as we head towards easter.

live from washington, this is bbc news. gunman opened fire and trigger explosives at a concert hall near moscow. at least a0 people are dead and more than 100 injured. the islamic state group has claimed responsibility for the attack, that the bbc has not been able to individually verify this. plus a very personal message from catherine, princess of wales, who has revealed she's receiving chemotherapy for cancer. , ., , cancer. this, of course, came as a huge _ cancer. this, of course, came as a huge shock, _ cancer. this, of course, came as a huge shock, and - cancer. this, of course, came as a huge shock, and william| as a huge shock, and william and i have been doing everything i can to process and manage this privately for the sake of our young family.

i'm carl notman. we want to bring you to lead major stories. we'll discuss the revelation that britain's princess of wales says she is in the early stages of cancer treatment, but first the islamic state militant group has claimed responsibility for an attack on civilians in russia friday night. exclaimed that us officials say they have intelligence to corroborate. at least a0 people including children were killed. thousands came up see the russian rock band picnic. the music group said earlier that they had sold out the crocus city hall venues. these are videos from inside. showing panicked call

to colours taking cover. a large fire has engulfed