
The Princess of the Wales Catherine (Kate Middleton) diagnosed an oncological disease - this became known on Friday, March 22.
In January, 42-year-old Middleton underwent surgery on the abdominal cavity-cancer was revealed according to the results of the tests after it. At the end of February, the princess began to take a course of chemotherapy.
“These were incredibly difficult months for our entire family, but I had a fantastic medical team that took care of me very much, for which I am very grateful,” the video said that Kate Middleton published on March 22. In the video, the Princess Wales calls his condition a “huge shock” and asks to give her “time and personal space”.
The last time Middleton took part in a public event on December 25, 2023 - she attended the Christmas service in the church of St. Mary Magdalene in Norfolka along with Prince William, their children and other members of the royal family. On January 17, the Kensington Palace said that the princess was hospitalized for a “planned operation on the abdominal cavity”, and two weeks later she would return home to recover. In this regard, it was specified in the statement, she will not be able to participate in a number of events (which exactly, it is unknown).
All February, Middleton did not appear in public (as it turned out now, this was associated with chemotherapy), which is why speculation and conspiracy theory about its condition and location began to spread in world tabloids and social networks.
In particular, rumors about the possible treason from Prince William again intensified-the assumption that the marriage of the royal couple could break up due to his infidelity first arose about four years ago. The tabloids attribute to the prince a romance with Rose Hanbury, the wife of the Marquis David Chamli. The couple lives next door to William and Kate. There are no evidence that the prince and Hanbury are in a relationship, but some publications and users of social networks claim that Hanbury allegedly gave birth to a child from William and call her “New Camille” .
On the Mother's Day, March 10, a photograph taken by Prince William appeared on the royal family Instagram. In the picture, Middleton hugs his children - princes of George and Louis and Princess Charlotte. Users noticed that the photo was edited: Charlotte did not have enough part of the hand, the sweater of Prince Louis and the sweater of the sweater Kate also looked retouched. Some parts of the picture - for example, the hand of Middleton and the Earth under the skirt of Princess Charlotte - were blurred. The largest photo agencies-Associated Press, Agence France-Presse, Reuters and Getty-refused to use a retouched picture. In response to criticism, Middleton published a statement in which she apologized to the public and admitted that "sometimes experimenting with editing."
In the Buckingham Palace, Kate Middleton from the public field did not speak out of the disappearance of the public field - it was officially only declared that Princess Wales would return to his duties on Easter, which this year falls on March 31. However, on the day of publication of her video message, it became known that neither she nor Prince William will post a festive service in the chapel of St. George in the Windsor Palace.
Middleton’s support was already expressed by King Charles III , British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, US President Joe Bayden, Princess's younger brother Diana Charles Spencer, as well as Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.
The king said that "Katherine is proud of her courage to speak [about illness] as openly as she did." Sunak said that the princess “loves and supports the whole country”, and added that the public and the press “treated unfairly” with Kate, “paying close attention” in recent weeks. “When it comes to health, she, as anyone, needs to provide solitude in order to focus on treatment and stay with her loving family,” Sunak called.
Bayden on behalf of his family wrote that, "like millions of people around the world, he prays for the speedy recovery of Princess Kate." Charles Spencer said that the princess showed “incredible endurance and strength”, reporting a diagnosis in her video. And Harry and Megan wished “the health and healing of Kate and her family”, and expressed hope “that they can do it confidentially and peacefully”.
The British media also supported the princess. The Sun tabloid on Saturday, March 23, went out with the heading "Kate, you are not the only. And the Daily Telegraph newspaper published an article with the words: "Disgusting online trolls, reveling in the suffering of the princess, should be ashamed." On the social network X (formerly Twitter), Middleton is supported by the hashtags #weloveyoucaterine and #GetwellSoonCatherine.
The value of the princess’s open statement about the diagnosis in the commentary of the Associated Press was noted by Pat Price oncologist:
Her recognition is a sharp and shocking reminder that neither age nor social status are important to cancer. The diagnosis of “cancer” always causes deep alarm, but the fact that the princess is so young and is in his prime, makes this news even more upset and alarming.
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