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Princess Kate timed her cancer message so her children could escape a schoolyard confrontation.
But you can't fool Prince George anymore.
Windsor – Princess Kate (42) was diagnosed with cancer after abdominal surgery.
The wife of the heir to the British throne, Prince William (41), is receiving preventive chemotherapy, as she said in a video message published on Friday (March 22).
The diagnosis was a shock for the princess, but as a mother of three, what matters most to her, alongside her health, is the well-being of her children.
She had to come up with something especially for ten-year-old Prince George.
Princess Kate and Prince William waited for the best possible moment to deliver their message
"George is ten and can't be protected from any of this now," a palace insider told the Sunday Times.
To ensure that the children would hear from their parents and everything important about Kate's condition, Kate followed a sophisticated timing with her message.
She waited until the doors of Lambrook School had closed behind her three children after their Easter holidays and only then passed the clip on to the BBC.
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While the royal fans were hanging on the lips of the princess, who had disappeared since her last official appearance on December 25, 2023, the wife of the heir to the British throne, Prince William, was practically already sitting on her suitcases.
The next day we took the helicopter to the country estate Anmer Hall on the Sandringham Estate.
The three children will spend the next three weeks with their parents in the Georgian country house and are not expected to return until the start of the summer semester on April 17th.
Prince William remembers times when his mother's health was a public issue
A proud look from Princess Kate meets her "great" Prince George, during her last Christmas appearance at Sandringham.
At the age of ten, the future heir to the throne already has his finger on the pulse of the times and can no longer be protected from unpleasant news.
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It was also heard from Prince William's environment that the early loss of Princess Diana (36, † 1997) - William was just 15 years old - had put William into a fatherly protective mode, as his children were now confronted with the fact that their health was failing her own mother will be discussed in public.
A staff member said: "Prince William just wants to protect his wife and children." The family just wants to go away for Easter, spend time together and isolate themselves from the world and move on.
In her statement on Friday, the Princess of Wales said that she and Prince William had explained the situation to their children George, 10, Charlotte, 8, and Louis, 5, following the "huge shock" of her diagnosis.
Princess Catherine said she told them she was "doing well and getting stronger every day" and that she was "focusing on the things that will help me heal."
She also noted the comfort Prince William was to her and that they were doing everything they could to process and manage the matter privately for the benefit of their young family.
This can also be understood as a heartfelt request for peace and privacy.
Time that Princess Diana was never given shortly after her divorce from King Charles.
Sources used:
Dailymail.co.uk, Sunday Times, Instagram @royalsbritain