Good evening. The Princess of Wales has finished her chemotherapy and is now focused on staying cancer free, she has said.
Elsewhere in today’s newsletter, we pay tribute to David Knowles, the Telegraph journalist behind the award-winning podcast Ukraine: The Latest, who has died aged 32.
If you want to receive twice-daily briefings like this by email, sign up to the Front Page newsletter here.
Princess of Wales reveals her chemotherapy is over in emotional message
In an emotional message, accompanied by footage of the Princess and her young family, she said her illness had given her a “new perspective on everything” and a renewed focus on the “simple yet important things in life”. The Princess will begin her gradual return to a light programme of public engagements. But she emphasised: “Doing what I can to stay cancer-free is now my focus” – watch the full message here.
EU ‘must spend big on joint defence projects to end reliance on US’
A long-awaited report has said that European Union governments must spend big on joint defence projects because they can no longer rely on the US for their security. The report said national competition within the bloc’s defence industry had weakened Europe’s ability to act as a cohesive power.
