Tech giant Apple’s annual launch event served up another year’s worth of new iterations for its iPhone and Apple Watch product lines Monday, with a medical twist.

The special Apple event, broadcast from the company’s Steve Jobs Theater, showed off the newer and bigger-than-ever iPhone, iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max, which verges on the size of a tablet computer, and a thinner-than-ever Apple Watch, the Series 10. 

But in between the lines, the event revealed much about the company’s plans to expand their tech empire into the $518 billion medical device market — with AirPods that double as hearing aids and an Apple Watch feature that will track sleep apnea.

Apple’s stock price, however, slipped over 1 percent ahead of the event — a sign of its rocky year facing strong competition from rival mobile-maker Samsung and the weak launch of its much-hyped, but less appreciated VR headset the Vision Pro.

Pending authorization from the US Food and Drug Administration and other global health authorities, Apple hopes to have Apple Watch Series 10’s fitness trackers soon alerting its owner to a common breathing issue with their sleep – via a new sleep apnea detection feature

Some industry observers speculated that the annual event, which has been typically held on a Tuesday, may have been strategically moved ahead to avoid becoming drowned out of the news cycle by the upcoming US presidential debate.

The Monday timeslot may have also been an attempt to distance the upbeat event — dubbed ‘Glowtime’ — from an awaited ruling from the European Commission that could see Apple being forced to pay $14 billion in back taxes.

With these clouds looming over the company, Apple’s latest business strategy to revive sales, maintain its industry dominance and reputation as an innovator, appears to be a headlong move into medical tech.

Its latest AirPod ear bud updates, for example, offered a variety of surprising innovations both to protect and to assist its users’ hearing.

AirPod Pro 2 through the new AirPod Pro 4 will feature noise reduction technology to provide hearing protection, with the devices also becoming able to perform a clinical hearing test in just five minutes to check its user’s hearing health 

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AirPod Pro 2 through the new AirPod Pro 4 will feature noise reduction technology to provide hearing protection, with the devices also becoming able to perform a clinical hearing test in just five minutes to check its user’s hearing health.

‘After you take a hearing test, your AirPods Pro are transformed into a personalized hearing aid,’ one Apple VP put it, ‘hosting the specific sounds you need in real time.’ 

And the results, according to the company, will be stored ‘privately and securely’ in the Health app along with the rest of your health data.

But the company still devoted time to its flagship mobile gadgets. Below are some of the key new features and design innovations they promised for the new iPhone 16 and the Apple Watch Series 10.   

Apple’s new iPhone 16 will come in much more pastel and vibrant colors than previous models

Above, comparisons of the new iPhone 16 with the most recent, past Apple iPhone models

What’s new in the iPhone 16?

One of the iPhone 16’s most obvious improvements, to the average consumer, will be its new and improved camera equipment. 

There’s a new 48MP fusion camera for iPhone 16 Pro that will boast a 2nd generation quad-pixel sensor to capture information faster. Pro phones will also get a 12MP telephoto lens with 5x zoom. 

In other words, unlike the iPhone 15 Pro models, now both the 16 Pro and the 16 Pro Max will get a high-performance tetraprism telephoto camera capable of long-distance, high quality photography.

The phones’ New Photographic Styles will also allow you to edit on the go more easily: adjusting color, highlights and shadows on skin tone in your images; or selecting specific areas in an image to only adjust the appearance of one section.

This year, the company’s iconic flagship mobile phones will also have slightly bigger screens, making them record-setting and almost iPad tablet sized: 6.3 inches for the iPhone 16 Pro and 6.9 inches for the iPhone 16 Pro Max. (For comparison, the iPhone 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max were 6.1 inches and 6.7 inches, respectively.)

There’s a new 48MP fusion camera for iPhone 16 Pro. Pro phones will also get a 12MP telephoto lens with 5x zoom. So, unlike the iPhone 15 Pro models, now both the 16 Pro and the 16 Pro Max will get a high-performance tetraprism telephoto camera

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Under the hood, the iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max will be powered by an A18 Pro chip, with a 16-core neural engine that Apple said will offer ‘amazing performance’ to help power its branded artificial Intelligence features: Apple Intelligence.

That souped-up hardware, they said, promises 15-percent faster performance than the iPhone 15 Pro as well as improved graphics performance, delivered via a six-core GPU that is 20 percent faster than last year’s iPhone.

In a departure from iPhone’s recent history — where its color choices seemed pitched towards austere elegance — iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus will also come in bold pastels, ultramarine, teal, and pink, as well as more no-nonsense black or white.

The iPhone 16 Pro starts at $999 and the Pro Max is on sale for $1,199.

Both models are available for pre-order now and ship on September 20.

Apple said the price for its Series 10 watch will start at $399 for a GPS-only variant. A more phone-like GPS and cellular model starts at $499. Apple Watch Series 10 will be available in jet black, rose gold and silver aluminum. Above a titanium-finish version of the Series 10 in gold

What’s new in the Apple Watch Series 10?

‘Rugged’ was the adjective of choice as Apple made its pitch to consumers that their new Apple Watch Series 10 would be the ultimate wearable for outdoor adventuring, fitness and health tracking.

Those new design features — including an exterior of polished aerospace-grade titanium — promised a device that manages to be both lighter and more durable.

During the company’s livestream Monday, Apple boasted that the device was their thinnest Apple Watch ever at just 9.7mm thick (0.38 inches) with an extra wide-angle OLED display crafted to extend off its watch-face by curving over its rounded edges.

That screen will make the Series 10 display 40 percent brighter than Series 9 when viewed at an angle, the company said, making it easier to read with a quick glance.  

And Apple expects owners of its Series 10 watch to be moving pretty fast as they take the device scuba diving or track their progress training to run a marathon.

A host of software and hardware upgrades were expressly designed for aquatic activities, including a new Tides app that will deliver a seven-day forecast of tidal information (high and low tides, height, direction and more) for coastlines around the globe.

A new depth gauge on the wearable can tell an Apple Watch user how far down they’ve swam up to 19 feet (6 meters), as well as the water temperature around them via a built-in Depth app they described as ‘highly legible for easy underwater visibility.’

 A host of upgrades for the Apple Watch Series 10 were expressly designed for aquatic activities, including a new Tides app that will deliver a seven-day forecast of tidal information (high and low tides, height, direction and more) for coastlines around the globe

Pending authorization from the US Food and Drug Administration and other global health authorities, Apple hopes to have Apple Watches fitness trackers soon alerting its owner to a common breathing issue with their sleep.  

The new sleep apnea detection feature will tracking breathing disturbances while you sleep and then analyze that data every 30 days to determine whether you may be suffering from this condition.

‘At Apple, we believe that technology can help you live a healthier life,’ Dr Sumbul Desai, M.D., Apple’s VP of Health, said. 

‘We’re excited to enable incredible new health capabilities for serious conditions that affect billions of people around the world while continuing to keep user data private.’

Some viewers of the event were surprised by the limited battery life for the new Apple Watch Series 10, however, which is sure to put a damper on users globe-trotting adventures. 

’18 hours for a smartwatch is f***ing embarrassing,’ as one observer on Reddit’s r/Apple noted.

Apple said the price for its Series 10 watch will start at $399 for a GPS-only variant.

A more phone-like GPS and cellular model starts at $499. 

Apple Watch Series 10 will be available in jet black, rose gold and silver aluminum.

By Hugo Duncan

Updated: 22:53 BST, 9 September 2024

Shares in the hospitality company behind TGI Fridays in the UK plummeted as it teeters on the brink of collapse.

In a spectacularly bleak update to the stock market, Hostmore dropped a series of bombshells that left investors facing total wipeout.

The business, which has 87 restaurants in the UK, said sales so far this year are 12 per cent lower than the same period last year.

Hostmore blamed ‘persistent warmer weather than the comparative period in 2023 and underlying weak consumer spending’.

In a spectacularly bleak update to the stock market, TGI Fridays-owner Hostmore dropped a series of bombshells that left investors facing total wipeout.

The firm also said it has abandoned plans to buy TGI Fridays in the United States, where there are 128 sites, in a deal that would have been worth £177million.

And it warned that the sale of its UK restaurants – part of a plan to become a larger fully franchise-operated business with restaurants on both sides of the Atlantic – will not ‘recover any meaningful value’.

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Hostmore said it will instead be ‘wound up and delisted’ from the stock market in London when the sale is completed this month.

TGI Fridays will continue to operate under new ownership, it added. Hostmore shares, which were changing hands for as much as 156p on their first day of trading in November 2021, crashed 90.8 per cent, or 8.63p, to 0.87p.

Russ Mould, investment director at broker AJ Bell, said it is ‘effectively game over for Hostmore as a listed business’. He described it as ‘an awful start to the week’ for the company. 

By contrast, Mould hailed ‘a strong start’ for the wider London market as the FTSE 100 looked to put six consecutive days of losses behind it with a rise of 1.1 per cent, or 89.37 points, to 8270.84. The FTSE 250 gained 0.8 per cent, or 156.88 points, to 20650.88.

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Security firm Synectics has won a further contract worth £2.4million related to the upgrade and expansion of the surveillance system at a major gaming resort in South-East Asia.

The deal is in addition to a £7.6million contract announced in June. 

AIM-listed Synectics said the unnamed customer has been using its software platform Synergy since 2014 and the contracts will upgrade the existing systems. 

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Shares added 4.8 per cent, or 9p, to 195p.

The rally came as investors await crucial economic data – on jobs and wages today and gross domestic product tomorrow – as they hunt for clues on the outlook for interest rates.

The Bank of England cut rates from 5.25 per cent to 5 per cent last month and while it is expected to leave them there when it meets next week, two further cuts are seen as likely by the end of the year.

Of perhaps even greater importance, certainly to global markets, is what the US Federal Reserve decides to do next week.

An interest rate cut is widely expected, but it is unknown whether the Fed will opt to reduce benchmark US borrowing costs by 0.25 percentage points or 0.5.

Back in London, shares in computer services firm Computacenter came under pressure after it reported a slide in revenues and profits. 

The company said sales dropped 11.6 per cent in the first half of the year to £3.1billion while profits tumbled 31.6 per cent to £84million. 

Chief executive Mike Norris flagged ‘an encouraging start to our third quarter’ and added that the company expects ‘stronger momentum in the second half’ of the year. But shares fell 6.9 per cent, or 178p, to 2410p.

Magners cider maker C&C Group said trading in the six months to the end of August – the first half of its financial year – was ‘in line with expectations’ with revenues down 3 per cent. 

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C&C also launched a share buyback worth €15million. Shares in London rose 1.1 per cent, or 1.6p, to 152.6p.

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Published: 17:32 BST, 9 September 2024 | Updated: 18:24 BST, 9 September 2024

An etiquette expert has told her TikTok followers that helping waiting staff to clear plates is actually bad manners.

Laura Windsor posted a video of plates in a restaurant being stacked by a customer accompanied with a subtitle stating that doing this is ‘inelegant’.

She continued: ‘You might as well take them to the kitchen and stack the dishwasher.

An etiquette expert has told her TikTok followers that helping waiting staff to clear plates is actually bad manners

‘When you are at a restaurant the whole point is to relax and enjoy without feeling you need to help out the waitstaff.’

Laura went so far as to say that ‘it’s not good manners’ and ‘distasteful’ to ‘take over and do someone’s job for them’.

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Some of her followers disagreed, with one commenter stating: ‘I used to work in hospitality. I was always grateful for people who tried to help a little.’

Laura Windsor (above) posted a video of plates in a restaurant being stacked by a customer accompanied with a subtitle stating that doing this is ‘inelegant’

Another disgruntled viewer said ‘my momma raised me right thank god – stacking a couple of plates has never taken away from a meal out’.

And ‘CJ’ claimed that ‘it’s actually inelegant to sit there and watch them struggle instead of doing something that takes two seconds and will help them out’.

User ‘PixelBitBot’, meanwhile, was clearly irked by Laura’s guidance, writing: ‘No one is entitled enough to actively ask people not to do something that helps someone else because they think it’s “inelegant”.’

But Laura didn’t take the criticism lying down, retorting that it had nothing to do with entitlement but was rather to do with ‘the roles one plays’. She finished her reply stating: ‘Do you go around doing other people’s jobs?’

In another video, Laura remarks that it’s rude to blow on your food. ‘Just wait for the food to cool,’ she says. 

She adds in the same clip that you should keep pace with the other diners, ‘so that you all finish at more or less the same time’.

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For more from Laura visit www.tiktok.com/@laurawindsoretiquette.

Doctors have ramped up their warnings over how ultra-processed foods could be contributing to the surge of colon cancer cases in young people. 

And while candy, chips and processed meats have gotten the most attention recently, there is a growing number of people who report eating ‘clean’ but still get the disease. 

Gastroenterologist at the University of Miami Dr Maria Abreu, who was recently awarded a grant to study this phenomenon, believes part of the problem is the amount of emulsifiers in modern foods, including those that are in healthy products, such as low-fat yogurts, light salad dressings and peanut butter.

The common additives that help give dairy-free and low and non-fat foods their combined and creamy texture, but have been linked to gut inflammation and disruption of the gut microbiome – the collection of healthy bacteria in the body’s digestive tract.

Gastroenterologist at the University of Miami Dr Maria Abreu believes a contributing factor to the rise of colon cancer is a change in the body’s microbiome, which could be caused by the amount of emulsifiers in modern foods

Under normal conditions, the gut microbiome protects the digestive tract from pathogens and infections and helps prevent and reduce gut inflammation. 

When the microbiome is thrown off by medications or certain foods with additives – or the digestive tract is damaged by inflammation – it may increase the risk of cancer. 

Dr Abreu told WSVN 7 News: ‘Something in the microbiome has changed, and it’s setting in motion this chronic inflammation in the [gastrointestinal] tract. 

‘These ultra-processed foods create a lot of noise in the microbial system.

‘Things like emulsifiers that are added in, things that are creamy, you know, the nonfat yogurts and all these things, really can change the gut microbiome very profoundly.’ 

Common emulsifiers include soy lecithin, sucralose, xanthan gum, carrageenan, maltodextrin and polysorbate. 

Popular ‘Light and Fit’ yogurts, zero-sugar Greek yogurts and ‘complete’ protein yogurts frequently contain some type of emulsifier to give the products their creamy consistency. 

Vegan and ‘light’ mayonnaises also list emulsifiers on their ingredient labels. 

Cottage cheese, ‘light’ salad dressings, pickles, cereals, dairy and meat substitutes and even gums can all also contain these potentially harmful ingredients. 

The FDA has reviewed and approved these ingredients and has deemed them ‘generally regarded as safe,’ but there are some studies that have shown concerning associations. 

Data from JAMA Surgery showed colon cancer is expected to rise by 90 percent in people ages 20 to 34

One study found exposure to carrageenan was associated with intestinal ulcers and abnormal, potentially cancerous tissue growth.

Another study found animals exposed to carrageenan developed ulcers and intestinal inflammation.

While some studies have linked xanthan gum to health benefits such as weight loss and lower cholesterol, one set of researchers found consumption of xanthan gum led to an altered gut microbiome.

A 2015 study found people who consumed maltodextrin had a reduced number of good bacteria in their gut and an increased number of bad bacteria, which could damage the intestines and raise the risk of inflammatory bowel conditions.

And another study linked maltodextrin to chronic inflammatory conditions and infection and inflammation of the digestive system.

Multiple studies have looked at the link between the gut microbiome and colon cancer.  

A 2021 study concluded: ‘Because the colorectal region is a site where changes in the gut microbiota can influence the organs directly, [colorectal cancer] CRC is considered to be affected by the gut microbiome more than other tumors.

‘Studies of the gut microbiome revealed that [disruption of the microbiome] occurred more frequently in CRC patients than in healthy people.’

A 2022 study stated: ‘The alterations in the gut microbiome play a major role in the progression and development of CRC.’ 

Joe Faratzis, 34, from Los Angeles, is pictured above in his twenties before his stage-four colon cancer was detected (left) and during treatment which began in 2020 (right)

Laurie Koshers, pictured above with two of her children, was diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer at 44 years old

Mrs Koshers was a lifelong vegetarian and avid runner, so her cancer diagnosis came as a shock 

Studies have also discovered that the gut microbiome may also help target CRC treatment in some patients.  

The US has the sixth highest rate of early-onset cancers – disease in people under 50 – with 87 cases per 100,000 people younger than 50 years old – and colon cancer is among the fastest rising. 

Researchers from the University of Missouri-Kansas City looked at rates of colorectal cancer in people 10 to 44 years old over the last two decades and found cases had risen in all age groups.

The rate of colorectal cancers grew 500 percent among children ages 10 to 14 and 333 percent among teenagers aged 15 to 19 years.

Rates rose by 71 percent among people 30 to 34 to seven cases per 100,000 people. Among people 35 to 39, rates rose by 58 percent to 12 cases per 100,000 people.

Among these young cancer patients is 44-year-old Laurie Koshers from Virginia. Despite eating healthy and avoiding processed foods, Mrs Koshers was diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer in 2018. 

Mrs Koshers is a lifelong vegetarian and avid runner, so her cancer diagnosis came as a shock. And while experts are increasingly blaming ultra-processed foods, doctors say patients like Mrs Koshers highlight that other factors could be behind the surge.

The wife of NHL star Johnny Gaudreau revealed that she is nine weeks pregnant with their third child during a tearful tribute at his funeral on Monday.

Meredith Gaudreau made the announcement in an emotional speech to mourners gathered at the service for Johnny and his brother, Matthew, who were killed by an alleged drunk driver while riding their bikes in New Jersey.

‘In less than three years of marriage, we have created a family of five,’ she said. ‘It doesn’t even sound possible, but I look at it as the ultimate blessing. How lucky am I to be the mother of John’s three babies, our last one being a blessing and so special despite these difficult circumstances.’ 

‘John and I had the best six months as a family of four. These will forever be the best six months of my life,’ she added.

Johnny leaves behind his wife, whom he married in September 2021, and two young children; one-year-old daughter Noa and baby boy Johnny – born just six months ago. 

Johnny Gaudreau’s wife Meredith announced she is pregnant with their third child during him and his brother Matthew’s funeral following the fatal bike accident

Johnny leaves behind his wife, whom he married in September 2021, and two young children; one-year-old daughter Noa and baby boy Johnny – born just six months ago

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The widow added that when she shared the news with her husband he was ‘beaming’ and was ‘so excited.’ 

 ‘I was so nervous, because this was again, a total surprise, but his reaction was just immediately kissing me and hugging me…,’ Meredith said. 

‘In less than three years of marriage we created a family of five which doesn’t even sound possible, but I look at it as the ultimate blessing. 

‘How lucky am I to be the mother of John’s three babies,’ she added. 

Matthew and Johnny lost their lives in a bike collision on August 29, the night before their sister Katie was supposed to get married.

Sean Higgins, 43, an alleged drunk driver accused of killing the siblings, was charged with two counts of death by auto after careening into them as they cycled along a highway in Salem County, New Jersey. 

The soon-to-be mother-of-three was seen holding her daughter and son as she entered St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church in Media, Pennsylvania Monday afternoon

Johnny and Meredith on their wedding day 

The soon-to-be mother-of-three was seen holding her daughter and son as she entered St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church in Media, Pennsylvania Monday afternoon. 

Dozens of mourners packed into the church for the service, which took place less than two weeks after the fatal accident. A private viewing was held on Sunday.  

The brothers’ widows grave tearful tributes to their husbands on Monday, recalling the close bond they shared as siblings and their dedication to family. 

‘I still feel like the luckiest girl in the world to be his wife,’ Johnny’s wife, Meredith Gaudreau, said during a heartbreaking speech. ‘He was and still is my soulmate.’

Matthew’s wife, Madeline Gaudreau, who is pregnant with their child, recalled how the brothers ‘were attached at the hip.’

‘John would take care of Matty, and Matty would take care of John… You did not hear one name without the other,’ she said.

The widow added that when she shared the news with her husband he was ‘beaming’ and was ‘so excited.’ (pictured: Johnny with his children) 

Matthew’s wife, Madeline, who is expected to give birth to their son Tripp in late December, is seen entering the church on Monday for her husband and brother-in-law’s service 

Madeline, Matthew’s wife of just over three years is expected to give birth to their son, Tripp, in late December. 

Sean Higgins, 43, an alleged drunk driver accused of killing the siblings, was charged with two counts of death by auto after careening into them as they cycled along a highway in Salem County

Loved ones and dedicated fans started gathering at the church more than two hours before the service began. 

Members of the Columbus Blue Jackets, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman, former Boston College coach Jerry York, and countless members of the hockey community were among those in attendance. 

The fatal crash happened less than three miles from the Gaudreau family home, the night before Johnny, 31, and Matthew, 29, were to serve as groomsmen in their sister Katie’s wedding, which has since been postponed, DailyMail.com has learned. 

Higgins appeared virtually at his first pretrial hearing on Thursday. The judge in this case postponed the hearing to September 13 to allow attorneys more time to prepare themselves. 

Family and NHL fans gathered at a funeral Monday afternoon for Johnny and Matthrew Gaudreau after they were tragically killed in a bike collision on Thursday, August 29 

The 43-year-old is being held in a jail in Salem County, New Jersey and has been charged with two counts of death by auto as well as reckless driving, possession of an open container, and consuming alcohol in a motor vehicle.

Attorneys Matthew Portella and Richard Klineburger III, who Higgins had hired, said in a statement, ‘This is a tragedy involving a great deal of emotion and impacting many individuals. It is too early in the stages of the legal process to make any out of court statements.’

Royal fans have been ‘sobbing for joy’ as they send their support to Princess Kate following her announcement that she has ended chemotherapy. 

To the delight of millions of people the Princess of Wales revealed today that she has completed her course of ‘preventative chemotherapy’ and plans to undertake a ‘light programme’ of public engagements over the coming months.

However she warns that ‘doing what I can to stay cancer free is now my focus’ and admits that the last nine months have been a ‘scary and unpredictable’ time for her family.

As well-wishers online have responded in their thousands to congratulate the mother-of-three and hope for a full recovery over the coming months. 

Royal fans have been ‘sobbing for joy’ as they send their support to Princess Kate following her announcement that she has ended chemotherapy

Kensington Palace has not confirmed whether the princess – seen with William – expects to return to a full programme of duties next year. It is understood that decisions about 2025 will be taken in line with medical advice

The Cambridges and their three children clamber over tree trunks near their Norfolk home 

The experience, Catherine says, has reminded her and her husband, Prince William, to ‘reflect and be grateful for the simple yet important things in life’

Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis are featured regularly in the new video 

The princess’ personal message to the nation is accompanied by a stunning three-minute long video showing her and William in Norfolk with their three children 

One user said: ‘Oh my gosh…I’m sobbing with joy. This video with Princess Catherine and family is deeply moving and filled with inspiration. God bless you.’

While another added: ‘Could cry with joy. Stay well.’

Another Royal fan wrote: ‘This is incredibly touching and beautiful. God bless and continue to bless this family. Heal the Princess completely.’  

The experience, Catherine says, has reminded her and her husband, Prince William, to ‘reflect and be grateful for the simple yet important things in life, which so many of us often take for granted. Of simply loving and being loved.’

The heartfelt message to the nation was accompanied by a stunning three-minute long video showing her and William in Norfolk with their three children Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, shot last month.

Catherine appeared happy and relaxed in the video, which will delight her millions of supporters 

The princess walks through the woods under dappled sunlight during the video released alongside her statement 

Kate and William in the new video, which was shot in Norfolk last month 

Kate hugs Princess Charlotte in the video

Louis brings his face to the camera as George and Catherine are seen in the background 

Princess Charlotte was also seen several times during the footage 

Prince Louis appeared his usual cheeky self during the charming family video 

Kate also ended her video with a deeply moving and emotional message to fellow cancer patients and their families, saying: ‘To all those who are continuing their own cancer journey – I remain with you, side by side, hand in hand. Out of darkness, can come light, so let that light shine bright.’ 

Her programme of engagements will be ‘light’ but is likely, as previously revealed by the Daily Mail, to including Remembrance Sunday at the Cenotaph and other events around it.

They are only likely to be announced last minute as they will depend as and when Her Royal Highness feels able to carry them out, with sources stressing repeatedly that every ‘cancer journey is different’. 

She will not accompany Prince William to his Earthshot Prize awards in Cape Town in November, emphasising she wanted to remain in the UK to support her young family for whom the year has been difficult too.

Other people responded in the comments sharing their own struggles undergoing chemotherapy and how they can understand how difficult it is. 

One person said: ‘This cancer and chemotherapy survivor is glad to see Kate Middleton has completed her ‘preventative’ chemo treatment and looks to have made a full physical recovery.’

Another added: ‘I cannot express to y’all how horrible chemo is…it’s awful. Please be kind to anyone enduring this.’ 

While a third said: ‘I have seen up close what cancer does to people. At the end of the day Kate Middleton is a mother to three young children, so I’m glad she’s cancer-free & will be able to spend more time with them.’

Kate Middleton’s family featured in the emotional three-minute video 

Catherine spoke of her ‘relief’ at her programme of chemo finally coming to an end 

The new video of the princess and her family – an unprecedented piece of deeply personal footage – was filmed in Norfolk by one of their favourite film-makers, Will Warr.

The setting of the footage is deeply symbolic, drawing on the strength Catherine has drawn from her family and loved ones and from spending time on the things which bring her joy, particularly the sanctuary she has found in the natural world.

It also features her parents, Michael and Carole Middleton, who have been an unwavering source of support.

Catherine announced publicly five months ago that she had been diagnosed with cancer and has been undergoing ‘preventative’ chemotherapy.

‘I am well and getting stronger every day by focusing on the things that will help me heal; in my mind, body and spirits,’ she said at the time, in a highly emotional and unprecedented video message.

The message followed the major abdominal surgery Catherine had in January, where she spent two weeks at the London Clinic in Marylebone.

The new video of the princess and her family – an unprecedented piece of deeply personal footage – was filmed in Norfolk by one of their favourite film-makers, Will Warr

Catherine and William lark around on the beach in a delightful scene from the video 

The news that Catherine is set to return to public duties in the autumn comes after it was revealed yesterday that the King’s health is also heading in a ‘very positive’ direction.

King Charles was diagnosed with cancer in January after undergoing treatment for an enlarged prostate.

The King and Queen are gearing up for an important tour to Australia and Samoa in the autumn – their first major overseas trip since news of Charles’s cancer was announced.

Down-time will be incorporated in Australia and Samoa, with not too many back to back meetings, consideration given to the time difference, and a hoped-for trip to New Zealand removed to reduce the travel demands, but Charles’s programme is still expected to be ‘pretty full on’