It was revealed yesterday that Sarah, Duchess of York recently underwent a "successful" operation after being diagnosed with breast cancer and that she is now resting with her family at home.
After the news came in former BBC royal correspondent Jennie Bond spoke to OK! about how the Duchess will be recuperating and how her two daughters, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie, will be supporting her.
Jennie explained: "Everyone will be wishing Fergie well after this sad news that she’s had a mastectomy following a routine mammogram."
She continued: "It must have been a tremendous shock for her, particularly as there were no symptoms, and it was a total surprise. She almost didn’t bother to go for the check-up, but her sister persuaded her that it was important.
"And, in typical Sarah style, she is sounding incredibly positive about it, saying she has taken it as a wake up call to take better care of herself, get fit and also to encourage everyone to go for cancer scans whenever they are offered.
"Obviously her daughters will also take this as a wake up call to have regular checks. Hopefully Beatrice and Eugenie have been reassured by the positive prognosis that their mother has been given. Beatrice was at Glastonbury over the weekend, so presumably her mind had already been set at rest."
The Duchess spoke about the moment she heard the news on a pre-recorded episode of her podcast Tea Talks with the Duchess & Sarah, which she co-hosts with businesswoman Sarah Jane Thomson.
Opening up, Sarah revealed that she had been scheduled for a routine check-up, but that it was "hot day" and she "didn't feel like going into London" when her elder sister Jane, who lives in Australia phoned her up.
Joking that she always does what her sister says as she gets "so cranky", Sarah revealed that Jane called her to tell her to go and see a friend of theirs but that the conversation then turned to the check-up.
She said: "Well while I'm there I'll go see your friend I could then go and get my mammogram, to which she got even crosser with me, and she was right so thank you, Jane."
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