“He seems to carry the weight of the world on his shoulders.”
Here is the sentence, released like a jet by the royal correspondent Rebecca English in the columns of the
Daily Mail
.
On Friday March 22, a few hours before Kate Middleton's cancer announcement on social networks, the journalist followed Prince William to a center for the homeless.
The latter then notices a “slight sadness in her eyes and a visible weight loss”.
Two months before his wife revealed her illness, his father, King Charles III, 75, was also diagnosed with prostate cancer.
Since then, Prince William has been juggling visits to his family, raising his children and increasing royal commitments.
As the journalist further explains, “it is remarkable that he was able to accomplish half of what he has undertaken in recent months, given everything that is happening behind the scenes.”
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“
Never explain, never complain
”
Heir to the throne of the United Kingdom, the sovereign's son has never wavered - at least in front of the cameras.
As the motto says: “
Never explain, never
complain
”
.
Thus, after the first announcement of his father's cancer, on February 5, it was he who was blamed for putting on a good face at official events, protocol missions and other visits by foreign dignitaries, instead of his elder.
The king is currently undergoing chemotherapy once a week and has doctors' recommendation to avoid crowds as much as possible, honoring his most important appointments from his home in Sandringham.
To date, Queen Camilla, 76, takes over and takes on many public commitments with Prince William.
As for his stepson, we saw him at the beginning of March at the Western Marble Arch synagogue, in central London, as part of the international day dedicated to the memory of the victims of the Holocaust.
And at the end of March in a center for the homeless.
if until now we thought the situation was well managed between Charles III and Prince William, we were less aware that the latter was experiencing an additional drama in the shadows.
On January 16, his wife Kate Middleton also retired from her duties for a while, following an abdominal operation and a convalescence of several months.
With the Princess of Wales becoming an iconic figure in the Crown, many royal fans were concerned about her condition following her sudden disappearance.
Concern growing further after the publication of a fake photo for Mother's Day.
In the process, numerous theories and mockery flooded the web, leading to strong pressure on the family to “tell the truth”.
On Friday March 22, the mother of George, Charlotte and Louis published a video to publicly announce that she also had cancer and had started chemotherapy.
A “high-class act,” raises royal correspondent Rebecca English, as to Prince William’s reaction to the public’s fabrications.
In her filmed message, and written by herself according to the
Times
, the mother of George, Charlotte and Louis evokes this “huge shock” that “William and (she) had to manage in private.”
As such, the couple finally gave the reasons for their questionable communication: faced with cancer, they wanted to take the time to digest the news and announce it as best they could to their children.
In the process, many Internet users and even personalities, such as Blake Lively, apologized for having been hard on them.
“William and I did everything we could for the well-being of our young family,” Kate Middleton explains in her video.
As you can imagine, it took us a while.
It took me a long time to recover from a major operation so that I could begin my treatment and, more importantly, it took us a long time to explain everything to George, Charlotte and Louis, in order to reassure them. about the fact that I'm going to get through this."
As for her husband, she recalled that “having him near (her) is a great source of comfort and calm.”
Him, his “rock”.
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The ghost of Prince Harry
Instinctively, we also say that William could, in this context, have relied on significant support: that of his younger brother, Harry of Sussex, second son of Charles III and Lady Di.
But for several years, the two have been at war following serious accusations - particularly of racism - made by Meghan and Harry against the monarchy.
For several years, the couple has no longer lived in the United Kingdom, but in California.
“We wish health and healing to Kate and her family (...) we hope that they will be able to recover in privacy and peace,” they wrote in a press release, with great reserve .
In addition to its official commitments, widely discussed through the media, it is therefore important to place humans in this context.
Certainly, Prince William has the makings of a future king, but endures what few can endure.
As royal correspondent Richard Fitzwilliams explained to us, he is experiencing a “very difficult” situation.
“If he has always tried to preserve his family's privacy as much as possible, he is pressurized from all sides and will still have other challenges to overcome to succeed in reconciling his help to his father and Catherine, his royal commitments and his presence with his children.”
However, he continues, it is sometimes in periods of extreme difficulty that we can hope to see a light at the end of the tunnel.