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That brings an end to our live coverage of the Princess of Wales's health update this evening.

Kate said her focus is to "stay cancer free" after finishing chemotherapy treatment.

She made the announcement in her most personal family video to date, showing her spending private time with Prince William and her children.

In case you missed it, you can catch up on all the detail in our lead story or scroll through the blog below.

Sir Keir Starmer has posted a message on social media after the Princess of Wales revealed she had finished chemotherapy.

The prime minister said he sent "very best wishes" to Kate "on behalf of the entire country".

By Thomas Moore, science correspondent

Finishing chemotherapy is a milestone for anybody with cancer.

Treatment can be gruelling, with overwhelming fatigue, nausea and many other side effects lasting for days after each session.

That's behind the Princess of Wales now. She looks happy and energetic in the video released by Kensington Palace.

But she is clear that her cancer journey is not over; that her "path to healing and full recovery is long".

The caution is understandable. Doctors would never say with certainty at this stage that someone is cancer-free.

The reason is that chemo may not kill all cancer cells in the body.

Treatment targets rapidly dividing cells. But if they are "resting" they will survive.

That's why a course of chemotherapy is given over several sessions, in the hope that it will catch as many of the cells in a dividing phase as possible.

But there is always a chance that some cells remain. They can be the seeds for the tumour to return, either in the same location or elsewhere in the body, sometimes years later.

Catherine will have regular scans to check for any sign of a recurrence.

Each passing day reduces the risk. Most tumours that come back will do so within the first two years.

If there is no sign of cancer after five years, then patients are usually told they are in remission.

Even then, many doctors would never use the word "cured".

Some patients find the uncertainty difficult. Kate talks about taking each day as it comes.

The video shows her enveloped in the loving embrace of her family. They will give her strength in the months and years ahead.

Rishi Sunak has welcomed the "wonderful news" that the Princess of Wales has completed chemotherapy and sent his "best wishes" to her family.

The Conservative leader and former prime minister said the princess had been "so brave in sharing her battle with cancer".

By Rhiannon Mills, royal correspondent

It is the most personal of videos. 

The Princess of Wales welcoming us into what is usually their private sanctuary, filmed near their home in Norfolk to share with us another important moment for her and her family.

Her treatment is finished and through the video you can feel the sense of relief. But set against the relaxed pictures of them running through the woods, playing cards with the children, or laying on the beach, there is a serious message about the personal toll this has all taken on her and the rest of the family. 

Like anyone going through a traumatic health scare, you get the sense the past nine months have made her re-evaluate what really matters. 

We've always known that against the pressures to perform their royal duties, and live the most public of lives, they've always tried to put the children first. Through this video you can tell her illness has only made her conviction to do that even stronger. And her and William are united in that. Never before have we seen such an affectionate video of the couple, cuddling into each other and William kissing her cheek.

If we were in any doubt about how much this has affected her physically and mentally, her message about returning to work makes it clear. While she will be working from home, there will only be a handful of public appearances for the rest of 2024.

But remember, even through this message she is using her platform to try and make a difference, to increase public understanding of what a cancer diagnosis can mean. 

Like the King, you get the sense she feels she owes it to all those who have written to her sharing their stories to continue to share her experiences too.

Her decision to tell us now isn't entirely unexpected. With William and other members of the Royal Family returning to work last week, it was inevitable that questions would start to be asked about when we may see the princess. They will be desperate to avoid the speculation that raged about her health in the first half of the year, a dark time for all of them. That first video in March confirming her diagnosis was a brave move, but one that very quickly made the media trolls back off. 

By allowing a camera in now and briefly welcoming us into this side of their lives, she is showing us how precious family time is to them both. But also making a more subtle request, they still need their privacy and want that to be respected as, in some ways, her recovery is only really beginning.

Kensington Palace has confirmed the video of the Princess of Wales and her family enjoying a break in Norfolk was shot by filmmaker Will Warr.

It's not the first time Kate and Will have turned to him - back in 2021 he shot their 10th anniversary video, which showed the family of five similarly playing on a beach and enjoying the garden of their Anmer Hall residence.

Warr is the creative director of London-based Detail Films, which largely produces TV adverts for food and drink brands.

He also does wedding films.

Modern audiences "crave authenticity" and Kate and William should be "applauded" for how they have communicated with the public over the princess's illness, a PR and branding expert says.

Mark Borkowski tells Sky News the family video is "21st century social media-friendly communication".

"They've turned to, clearly, a brilliant filmmaker. This is worthy of a BAFTA I might say. It shows a very deeply personal portrait which people require of the Royal Family," Mr Borkowski says.

"I think it's allayed the ghost of Queen Elizabeth II who had a totally different perspective on how the modern media should be communicated, and I think this has got a real breadth of honesty in it and which we demand now."

Completing a course of chemotherapy is a "major step forward" for the Princess of Wales and there's hope she will enjoy a "long, healthy and happy life," the president of the Royal Society of Medicine has told Sky News.

Professor Roger Kirby says chemotherapy can be a difficult journey and sometimes lead to complications - but as far as the official palace updates go, she appears to have "sailed through".

"Of course now we have to wait for further follow up but it's a major step forward to have completed the course," he says.

Prof Kirby says getting a cancer diagnosis means the "bottom falls out of your world".

"A lot of my patients say their mind goes completely blank when they hear those words, they think immediately they're going to die," he says. But he adds that results from surgery, chemotherapy and immunotherapy treatments in the country are getting "better and better".

"The point of chemotherapy is to zap any straggler cancer cells that are hiding... so with all luck, every single cancer cell will have been killed by the chemotherapy and she can look forward to a long, healthy and happy life with that lovely family of hers," Prof Kirby says.

The intimate video released by Kensington Palace shows the Prince and Princess of Wales and their children spending time together in Norfolk last month, with a message voiced by Kate.

In the clip, Kate speaks of her "relief" at completing chemotherapy treatment for cancer after an "incredibly tough" nine months for her family.

"Life as you know it can change in an instant and we have had to find a way to navigate the stormy waters and road unknown", she says.

Watch the full clip here:

The Princess of Wales's health update could have come in the form of a palace statement as the public are used to - but Kate wanted to bring "empathy and compassion" to the situation, royal journalist Katie Nicholl says.

She says the princess is letting people in "just enough to give some of her story".

Kate showed "vulnerability" through her "remarkable emotive and very powerful video message," Ms Nicholl tells Sky News.

"I think it would almost be impossible to go through the journey that she's gone through without experiencing that. I think the fact that she's sharing it is wonderful," she says.

"I also think that it's a great leveller. Let's not forget we've had two members of the Royal Family diagnosed with cancer this year".

Ms Nicholl points out that cancer treatment is "not just over when you take the last tablet or have the last drip", and Kate will be healing for some time.

"She's not out of the woods yet. There will be more scans, there are going to be years to get through, so it is an ongoing journey."