The Duchess of York was yesterday given a clean bill of health by her doctors after a cancer scare. Friends said the Duchess (38) was "greatly relieved" by the news. The lump under her arm is understood to have been caused by a viral infection, and doctors have told her to rest.
The Duchess had endured an anxious wait for the results of diagnostic tests carried out on Tuesday night at the private Lister Hospital, a renowned cancer centre in central London.
Friends say she had been working a punishing schedule and remains distressed by the death of Diana, Princess of Wales. It is understood that she is under great pressure to pay a £750,000 Inland Revenue tax bill and has no choice but to continue working.