After Charles III, it is Kate Middleton who, in turn, announced that she had cancer. Friday March 22, 2024, the Princess of Wales indeed came out of silence in a touching video. “My condition was thought to be non-cancerous, but tests after surgery revealed that I had cancer“, explained the mother initially.
She then clarified that she had just started a chemotherapy session “preventive“. Prince William’s wife also explained that it took her time to properly explain her illness to her three children. A few hours after this terrible announcement, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle reacted in a very short press release.
Meghan and Harry wished Kate Middleton a good recovery
“We wish health and healing to Kate and her family, and we hope they can spend time privately and peacefully“, we can read. According to information from ITV’s royal editor-in-chief, Chris Ship, the Sussexes would have taken the time to contact Prince William directly after the announcement of Kate Middleton’s diagnosis.
According to royal expert and historian Dr Tessa Dunlop, the princess’s illness could perhaps allow the two brothers to become closer. “It’s time for the Princess of Wales, for her pain, for her health. But messages from many of Kate and William’s family are reminders of the long reach of cancer. The king’s deep love and pride shines through in his message for his ‘beloved’ daughter-in-law. (…) And then of course there were Harry and Meghan, who wrote: ‘We wish health and healing for Kate and her family, and I hope they can do so in private and in peace’“, she declared at first.
Prince Harry would be very sorry for his brother and sister-in-law
If for some this message is considered hypocritical, for Tessa Dunlop this is not the case. “This is a naive and callous approach to family relationships. Arguments and tensions between siblings are as old as life itself, but when the games are played – when cancer comes knocking – that’s when we remember what really matters. Harry is no different from the rest of us in this regard.”
Prince Harry would be very sorry for his brother and sister-in-law. “Right now, Harry (and to some extent Meghan) will be struggling with all kinds of conflicting emotions: guilt, love, and even loneliness, miles from their British family.”
