Since Friday and Kate Middleton
's video
in which she reveals that she is suffering from cancer and is starting chemotherapy, it has sent shockwaves through the United Kingdom and around the world.
Support from his family, leaders and public figures has multiplied.
Invited on Sunday evening in “8:30 p.m. on Sunday”,
Stéphane Bern
returned to it, first explaining why the Princess of Wales had spoken in a video where she appears alone, in a garden, sitting on a bench, in jeans and a sailor top. .
To discover
TV program this evening: our selection of the day
“
There has been an acceleration and a few missteps from communicators and the royal family
,” estimates the specialist in crowned heads, who has just been elected municipal councilor of Thiron-Gardais, his village in Eure-et-Loir.
“
The history of the retouched photo
,” he continues.
Immediately, the conspiracy theorists joined forces on social networks.
And then, there is this attempt to steal his medical records at the hospital.
It's very serious, it means that we could have had access to his file.
So she was forced to communicate
,” he explains again.
Also read “Everyone turned their back on him”: Stéphane Bern, in tears, learns live of the death of Frédéric Mitterrand
“
I found Kate Middleton really astonishing
”
Stéphane Bern
For the presenter of “Secrets of History”, Prince William’s wife spoke with “
right, very strong, moving words
”.
“
I found it really astonishing
,” adds Stéphane Bern to Laurent Delahousse.
“
What’s great is that it helps people, 42-year-old women say to themselves: “maybe I’ll get tested”.
She sent a message of solidarity to all cancer patients
,” he recalls before linking this story to his personal experience.
“
I had the pain of losing my older brother who was 59 years old to melanoma, I realized that deep down, it didn't just happen to others and that it was around us.
One in two Britons are affected by this disease today.
We must break this taboo and talk about it
,” he continues.
Would he describe the post-Elizabeth II era as “annus horribilis”?
“
It’s certainly a difficult but different year
,” replies Stéphane Bern before quoting a phrase that his friend Frédéric Mitterrand, who died last week, often repeated to him.
“
These kings experience in full light what each of us experiences in the shadows
.”
“
And so they show us the way.
They experience the same happiness and the same misfortunes
,” concludes the man nicknamed “Mr. Heritage” on the subject.
The bad news is piling up for the royal family.
On February 5, Buckingham Palace announced that King Charles III, aged 75 and who acceded to the throne in September 2022, had himself been diagnosed with cancer.