The Princess of Wales’s story underlines her importance to the British royals, explains the BBC’s royal affairs correspondent.
The video of Kate Middleton, Princess of Wales, announcing that she is undergoing cancer treatment is, in addition to being unprecedented, an important reminder of how necessary she is to the British monarchy.
It was the touch of glamor in an increasingly gray real world. And she, sitting on a park bench, in jeans and a sweater, made a statement that will move many families who have experienced and are experiencing a similar situation.
He is sorely missed on the royal stage. And they want it back.
The royal palace also fervently hopes that this recent turn of greater openness about Kate’s health will put an end to speculation about her.
Conspiracy theories about Kate’s whereabouts have fueled the information vacuum, but there is now more clarity about what has happened since she underwent abdominal surgery in January.
Now, the story of his cancer diagnosis rewrites what happened in recent weeks.
The princess’s chemotherapy began at the end of February. It is now known that the diagnosis was the reason behind Prince William’s last-minute absence from his godfather’s funeral service.
And the other moments of media frenzy — like the doctored Mother’s Day photo, the video of the couple seen shopping, and even accusations that Kate was a lookalike in the image — came after the princess began chemotherapy.
The Palace asked to respect his privacy and tried to put limits on the media storm of recent weeks.
It seems like it’s been a long time since we talked about a more streamlined monarchy.
At a time when King Charles is also undergoing cancer treatment, the institution appears to be suffering from a shortage of high-ranking members.
Now, there are no expectations that Kate and William will show up with the royal family on Easter Sunday, and the princess is not expected to resume her official engagements.
And the celebration of Holy Thursday, marked on the royal calendar, will see Queen Camilla replace King Charles. In recent months she has led the royal family, taking multiple trips alone, which would previously have been the responsibility of her husband.
The ceremony known as Trooping the Color in June is now “awaiting confirmation” in terms of who will be able to attend. And international travel, such as travel to Commonwealth countries (a group of nations that were once British colonies), appears to be on hold.
Prince William appears to have stuck with his projects, such as Earthshot (for environmental solutions) and Homewards (to support the homeless population), but will likely limit his travel, so he can stay close to home and secure some sort of normality in life familiar .
But the video released by Kate shows how much the royal family wants her to be fully recovered. The video, of disarming sincerity, reminiscent of a conversation on a park bench, is almost the opposite of editing.
Kate sent a serious message, but with a positive expectation of recovery.
It could be one of us. As he said in his message, his thoughts are with the many families affected by cancer, who know that the diagnosis of a loved one makes you stop, rethink and put things into perspective.
“To everyone facing this disease, in any form, please don’t lose faith or hope,” Kate said. “You are not alone”.
Source: Terra
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