The Princess of Wales, who had been receiving treatment for cancer, has confirmed she is in remission in a post on social media.

The future queen, whose popularity is seen as key to maintaining the royals' position in a changing Britain, revealed last March she had been diagnosed with an unspecified cancer and was undergoing chemotherapy.

The United Kingdom's Catherine, Princess of Wales, said on Tuesday she was "in remission" from cancer after she and her husband Prince William visited the medical facility where she was treated. "It is a relief to now be in remission,