The Princess and Prince of Wales are “extremely moved” by the messages of support they have received since then Kate Middleton announced last Friday that he was suffering from cancer, the British royal couple said in a message released to the media, reiterating that they now need privacy.
After weeks of rumors about her health, the popular 42-year-old princess explained in a video that she suffers from cancer, without specifying its nature. The illness was reported just six weeks after King Charles III, 75, was also diagnosed with cancer.
Messages of support for Kate have not stopped arriving since Friday from political leaders, including US President Joe Biden, from celebrities and from millions of internet users. The video posted to the royal couple’s Instagram account, in which they announced the news, amassed 275,000 comments and nearly 5 million likes between Friday evening and midday Sunday.
Kate and her husband William, heir to the British throne, “felt extremely touched by the messages of condolence of people from the United Kingdom, the Commonwealth and around the world,” Kensington Palace said in a written statement to various media outlets on Saturday evening.
“They are very moved by the warmth and support of the public,” the text adds. And at the same time they stand out for being “Thank you for understanding your request for privacy at this time.“.
For the BBC, a British network, “this message is both a thank you and a polite warning, in which the couple explains that they want to be left alone”.
As it happens, Kate has been at the center of rumors and speculation on social media in recent weeks. Her state of health and her silence after the abdominal operation she underwent in mid-January have given rise to all kinds of speculation.
These intensified when William canceled at the last minute, on 27 February, his participation in a ceremony in memory of his godfather, King Constantine of Greece, for “personal reasons”. Speculation about the princess’s health was “the worst she has ever seen”, Paddy Harverson, a former spokesman for Kate and William, told the BBC.
The Princess of Wales, usually very active and whose travels always generate great media coverage, has suspended her public activities indefinitely. The couple and their three children, in fact, will not be present at the traditional Easter mass with the royal family.
According to the British agency PA, the Prince of Wales will resume his public duties after the Easter holidays and his children’s return to school.
Meanwhile, Kate was also on the cover of the British media this Sunday. The Mail on Sunday called her a “courageous princess”. The Sunday Times, meanwhile, stated that the princess wrote “every word” of the message broadcast on Friday, and that she believes announcing her cancer in a video is “more human”, according to one of her friends, quoted by the newspaper . . .
Source: Clarin
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