Prince William has returned to royal duties.
05.04.2024 - 12:03 / ok.co.uk
Last month, the Princess of Wales made the extremely difficult decision to announce that she had been diagnosed with cancer. Sitting on a bench in the spring sunshine with daffodils and a cherry blossom tree behind her, Kate revealed that the disease had been found after previously being told her condition - for which she underwent planned abdominal surgery in January - was cancerous.
Now, leading royal biographer Sally Bedell Smith has praised the Princess' courage in making the news public and points out that she would have had to overcome her "inherently shy" nature in order to make the announcement. Sally Bedell Smith told PEOPLE that Kate, 42, was "sincere, dignified, poised, and she was forthright" in her delivery, but the announcement likely wasn't easy.
"She is inherently shy, and for her to do that took a lot," Bedell Smith said. While the health update was extremely personal, Princess Kate acknowledged the many others who are also facing cancer, echoing something the late Queen Elizabeth may have done.
"When she ended with 'You are not alone,' it rang a bell with something that Queen Elizabeth would have said," Bedell Smith explains. "It was very similar to what Queen Elizabeth said during COVID when she said, 'We are all in this together.'" "She was mindful there are very few people who read about that or watched that who doesn’t know someone who has cancer.
She was mindful of that," the journalist and biographer continues. "It was a way of reassuring people not only about her condition but helping them have courage." In an emotional message issued on Friday, 22 March, the Princess said: "I wanted to take this opportunity to say thank you, personally, for all the wonderful messages of support and for your
.Prince William has returned to royal duties.
Prince William returns to public duties on Thursday for the first time since his wife’s cancer diagnosis, bolstering the royal family’s ranks as health problems continue to sideline the princess and King Charles III.William is set to visit a surplus food redistribution center and a youth club it serves, highlighting efforts to reduce food waste as a way to cut greenhouse gas emissions and feed people in need. The prince stepped away from public duties after Kate, the Princess of Wales, announced on March 22 that she was undergoing treatment for an unspecified type of cancer.In a video message released that day, Kate asked for “time, space and privacy” as she and her family adjusted to her diagnosis.“I have been doing everything we can to process and manage this privately for the sake of our young family,” she said at the time.“It has taken us time to explain everything to George, Charlotte and Louis in a way that is appropriate for them, and to reassure them that I am going to be okay,” she added.Both Charles and Kate have been largely absent from the public stage since January due to health problems, leaving Queen Camilla, Princess Anne and other members of the royal family to pick up the slack on the whirl of events and awards ceremonies that dominate the work of Britain’s monarchy.Charles announced on Feb.
prerecorded clip shared on March 22, the Princess of Wales revealed her health woes to the world, saying doctors discovered her cancer during a planned abdominal surgery in January.According to a British YouGov poll, the Princess, 42, has since become the nation’s most favored member of the royal family between February and April of this year.Back in February, before her diagnosis was known to the world, the Prince of Wales held a strong 77% rating as Britain’s most-liked royal, with his wife following closely in the second spot at 74%.But at the start of April, the mom of three’s rating increased in the days after her shock cancer announcement, boosting her popularity to 76%, with William’s sliding to 73%.What’s more, the third most-liked royal is William’s aunt, Princess Anne, who is known for stepping up to the task when the going gets tough.Anne, the Princess Royal, is liked by 71% of the UK population, proving just how popular she is.In fourth place is King Charles, who himself is currently battling cancer.The monarch, 75, holds a 63% popularity rating on his home soil, while his younger brother Prince Edward, the Duke of Edinburgh, sits at 54%.The King’s wife, Queen Camilla, follows behind with a 50% rating.As for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle — the runaway royals — it seems as though the pair’s popularity plunged soon after they shut the door on royal life in 2020.The Duke of Sussex’s popularity rating sits at 31% as the “Suits” alum’s rating follows closely with 26%.Still, the pair are placed significantly higher than scandal-scarred Prince Andrew, whose woeful rating lands him in the bottom spot at just 6%.The Duke of York has consistently ranked the lowest since his alleged friendship with convicted pedophile
Prince Harry could be regretting some of the things he wrote about Kate Middleton in his memoir after her recent cancer diagnosis. Harry used to be really close to the Princess of Wales before he and wife Meghan Markle stood down as senior royals left their royal duties and made bombshell revelations about the royal family in their Netflix documentary and Harry's book, Spare.
Filming her cancer announcement video was hard for Princess Catherine. But apparently not because of the conspiracy theories — it was actually because she’s shy?!
, revealed that she is , many expressed that they had joked about her whereabouts. But being sensitive to her privacy doesn't mean we shouldn't still be skeptical where appropriate and always try to separate fact from fabrication. Which is why eagle-eyed viewers noticed that news photo/video source Getty had flagged the video in which Middleton revealed her cancer diagnosis with a warning.…a warning, not a fraud sticker, people! Yes, Getty noted that the video was supplied by the Palace, rather than taken by one of their own hired videographers.
Uh-oh! Now photo agencies are casting doubt over Princess Catherine’s cancer diagnosis video!
, Kate Middleton did not attend Easter church services with the royal family on March 31. And while King Charles just made is his since starting his own , Prince William reportedly opted to celebrate the holiday with his wife and three children.According to , The Prince and Princess of Wales are “spending the weekend privately at home” with Prince George, 10, Princess Charlotte, 8, and Prince Louis, 5.
Kate Middleton has been praised for the 'incredible' handling of her recent cancer announcement by her uncle Gary Goldsmith, who has broken his silence for the first time since she shared the news. The businessman, who recently appeared on Celebrity Big Brother, appeared on a Spanish show called De Viernes this week, and shared: "I have been in touch with my sister Carol to make sure my niece is okay.
The Prince and Princess of Wales' and their three young children will not be joining the rest of the Royal Family at the traditional Easter Sunday Matins Service at St George's Chapel, Windsor.The family of five are expected instead to spend the day at their Anmer Hall home in Norfolk. Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis broke up from school for the Easter holidays on Friday, 22 March - the same day that Kate bravely revealed she had been diagnosed with cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy treatment.The home, which was given to the couple by Queen Elizabeth II after their wedding in 2011, is thought to be their favourite residence to escape to - and is somewhere where they have a wide circle of close friends.
On Friday 22 March, Kate Middleton released a video on social media explaining that she has sadly been diagnosed with cancer, and is currently undergoing preventative treatment for her condition. Back in January, Kensington Palace shared that the Princess had received planned major abdominal surgery, and was recovering at home in private until at least April.
as a “great source of comfort” amid her ongoing health battles, she announced her to the world without her husband by her side.According to a “palace source” that recently spoke with , this was a deliberate choice made by the . "It is a message from the princess about her health, and she wanted to personally deliver the message on her own," the source said.
The Princess of Wales sat alone when she released an emotional video to bravely tell the world she has been diagnosed with cancer and is undergoing preventative chemotherapy. While she mentioned husband Prince William, saying that having him by her side "is a great source of comfort and reassurance", some questioned why he didn't appear alongside her in the message. According to The Times, Kate, 42, wanted to be seen by herself, and William, 41, has been supporting her "in the background".
been undergoing chemotherapy treatment after doctors discovered cancer during her planned abdominal surgery in January.It’s understood that the royal decided to share the news with the world that particular day as it was before her and William’s three children, Prince George, 10, Princess Charlotte, 8, and Prince Louis, 5, left school for Easter break.And with Louis being significantly younger than his siblings, the pair no doubt approached the situation in a less straight-forward manner.“I’m sure it was a very difficult and very different conversation between children,” Grant Harrold, who worked for Charles for seven years when he was the Prince of Wales, exclusively told The Post. “For instance, for Louis I’m sure the conversation was more sugarcoated than it was with George and Charlotte.”“The older children can understand more, so I’d imagine it was a little more frank but undoubtedly staying positive, which is so important,” he explained.“That’s why when you now look at the picture of Kate with her three children, it brings a tear to your eye.
Kate Middleton shocked the world on Friday when she announced she had been diagnosed with cancer.The royal mum of three explained that the cancer was discovered following her abdominal surgery, and she is now undergoing treatment, sharing that she is having "preventative chemotherapy." The treatment, known formally as adjuvant chemotherapy, is a course of anti-cancer drugs that is given to mop up any cancer cells that might remain in the body after primary cancer treatment, which is usually surgical removal of a tumour. Chemotherapy is a type of cancer treatment that kills cancer cells and prevents the disease from coming back.There are many types of chemotherapy, but the most common are tablets and liquids that are put directly into the vein.
Princess Catherine and King Charles III have been leaning on each other during their cancer battles.
Prince Harry is rumoured to be returning to the UK later this year, after Princess Kate Middleton's cancer announcement. It's still not known whether Harry will visit his brother Prince William and sister-in-law Kate Middleton.
Kate Middleton's powerful speech on her cancer battle was 'all her' and was put together quickly, according to a friend of the Royal Family.The Princess of Wales shared a video message on Instagram last Friday, 22 March, that she has been diagnosed with cancer following abdominal surgery in January. The moving announcement led to an outpour of support from the public - and now a friend close to the family has revealed that the message came together very quickly all thanks to Kate.
Princess Kate and Prince William are “enormously touched” by the well wishes from the public, Kensington Palace said.
There is an important reason Princess Kate revealed she has been diagnosed with cancer, at exactly 6 pm. On Friday, 23 March, Catherine, Princess of Wales, released an emotional video explaining that she has undergone a major but successful surgery in January, and at the time, no tests showed any signs of cancer. However, post-operative tests subsequently found that cancer had been present.