At Buckingham Palace, at the start of the year, the earth shook: heavily operated on, one on the stomach and the other for a prostate problem, Kate Middleton and Charles III both learned, a few weeks interval, that they were affected by cancer. Two bad news which have long been hidden from the public: if Charles III revealed his illness at the beginning of February, it was necessary to wait more than a month for the Princess of Wales to speak about hers.
A discretion which had been decided by the king, as our colleagues from Point of view this Wednesday, May 1: wanting to keep a positive image around his family and reassure fans and observers, the eldest son of Elizabeth II decided to act as if everything was fine. If he had immediately announced that he would no longer keep any commitments abroad, he insisted on being photographed with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to prove that the crown would not waver.
But an event disrupted this strategy: the absence, on February 27, of Prince William at the mass organized in honor of his godfather Constantine II, last king of the Hellenes and who was his godfather. All the European royal families have traveled, but Kate Middleton’s husband apologizes at the last moment, claiming a family imperative.
A strategy that is gradually collapsing
And that was all it took to unleash social networks: initially worried about the eldest son of Charles III, they understood that his absence very probably concerns Kate Middleton, who has not been seen in public since the Christmas mass, December 25 in the morning, in Sandringham. And the rumors are igniting: if Kensington Palace seems to be trying to temper the matter by explaining that Prince William was not expected at the ceremony, performed by Queen Camilla, or that his absence does not concern Kate Middleton , no excuses work.
Especially since the same day, Gabriella Windsor, the cousin of Charles III, announced the death of her husband Thomas Kingston at only 45 years old. Found dead, the man would probably have committed suicide and this death contributes to the various rumors surrounding the royal family and the state of health of Kate Middleton, protected for so long. The mother of George (10 years old), Charlotte (9 years old) and Louis (6 years old) finally agreed to explain herself: in a video filmed in her garden, the young woman explained that she was also affected by cancer and was in full chemotherapy.
Since then, the situation seems to have calmed down and King Charles III has even regained enough strength to participate in public engagements again. And we all hope that Kate Middleton will follow suit soon!
