As Kate Middleton made the decision to speak publicly to the world about her cancer diagnosis, it seems that the decision to do so was not an easy one. According to a source close to the royal palace, it took a lot of courage for the Princess of Wales to do this, referring to her withdrawn and reserved nature.
Royal biographer Sally Bedell Smith told People that Middleton was "honest, dignified, determined and direct" in her video, but the public announcement seems to go against her true nature. "She's inherently shy and it took her a long time to do that."
The announcement of Middleton's cancer was made by the princess herself on March 22, just weeks after conspiracy theories and a flurry of speculation about her whereabouts or health following abdominal surgery earlier this year. People think that Kate was under pressure when she decided to speak publicly about this, while the video somewhat resembles the case of Queen Elizabeth and her messages of awareness during the Covid pandemic. At that time, the queen said that we are all together in this battle!
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Biographer Smith, studying Kate's video message, says: "She was aware that people have probably known someone in their life with cancer, or have someone close to them or have a personal battle with it. In this way, she found a way to reassure people who are like her in a similar battle that they are not alone. So a video with a lot of inspirational messages," she says.
But since the first day when Kate published the video, people have not stopped praying for her health and for a speedy overcoming of the situation. Prince William is said to be one of her pillars of support in this difficult time, for Kate herself, her family, but also her children.
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