Kate Middleton reveals that she has cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy treatments.
March 22, 2024/Reuters
The major newspapers in Great Britain reported this morning (Saturday) with concern about the health condition of the Princess of Wales, Kate Middleton, who announced last night that she had been diagnosed with cancer, and had begun chemotherapy treatment.
"Princess reveals her cancer, says: 'I'll be fine,'" The Times reported.
Whereas the Sun tabloid addressed the princess: "Kate, you are not alone."
In a brave move, Kate decided to reveal her battle with cancer in a video statement - she spoke in front of the cameras, and shared with the public, in her own words and on her own terms, her very private affairs.
This, after the public interest in her situation increased in recent weeks.
Kate made the decision to reveal her health condition with her husband, the British heir to the throne, Prince William.
Already now, it can be stated with confidence, the attempts to cover up and hide the health condition of King Charles and the princess are expected to provoke severe criticism of the royal house.
In a CNN report, for example, they estimated after Kate's brave disclosure that the British royal house would have to face difficult questions about the choices made regarding the information that was revealed to the public and the timing.
Indeed, the announcement of the Princess of Wales shed light on the events of the last few weeks and the dim picture that the public had regarding Kate's condition.
The palace is not expected to reveal additional medical details about Kate's condition/documentation on social networks according to Article 27 A of the Copyright Law
Last January, the official line chosen by the royal family was to tell the public that Kate was recovering from an operation on her stomach - but in practice, it was revealed last night, the reality was much more complex.
Due to the dim line chosen by the royal house, a big storm broke out in Britain fueled by many conspiracy theories surrounding Kate's condition, which included reports of editing photos of the royals.
The big storm was mainly based on the choice of the Royal House not to give many details about Kate's health condition.
Apart from the information provided by Kate about her health situation, according to CNN estimates, the royal house is not expected to provide additional details - unless her condition suddenly improves or worsens.
The palace is not expected to reveal additional medical details such as the type of Kate's cancer or what stage of the disease it is.
For the capture of the royal house, a good deal was made with the public after the storm of conspiracy theories - the public, for its part, received all the information about Kate's condition that the palace could offer, while her royal family in the picture will receive time to recover from the crises that have befallen them recently.
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As heir to the throne, William's public presence is needed to signal that the palace is strong/GettyImages, Gettyimages
Meanwhile, this is a particularly complex moment for the British royal house - which is now facing a particularly big crisis after two members of the royal family suspended their public activities.
CNN called it "the biggest crisis in the history of the royal house".
As you may remember, King Charles was diagnosed with cancer at the beginning of February and announced that he would temporarily cease to fulfill his public duties.
In addition, two other family members will have to continue to fulfill their roles, alongside the care of their spouses - Prince William and Queen Camilla.
In a video produced by Kate, she praised her husband William and said that he is "a great source of comfort and relaxation".
But now, the British heir to the throne will be forced to juggle between caring for his wife and children and maintaining his public schedule.
It seems that at this stage he will be assisted by Queen Camilla and the other seven members of the royal family.
At this point, one thing is clear - as next in line to the throne, William's public presence is necessary to signal to the British nation that the palace is strong.
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