Everyone close to the royal family is delighted that Kate Middleton has finally completed her chemotherapy treatment. They now hope that she remains in remission from her cancer. However, the highly polished video that Kensington Palace released on Monday, September 9, 2024 to announce the news has divided opinion among the courtiers. It has also provoked a scathing reaction from some friends of King Charles III and Queen Camilla Parker Bowles.
As of now, the royal couple has not yet commented on this famous video. In it, we see Prince William and Kate Middleton having fun on the beach and in the woods of Norfolk with their children. Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis. In addition, the parents of the Princess of Wales, Michael and Carole Middleton, are shown playing cards with their grandchildren in this famous video.
Why don’t Charles III and Camille Parker Bowles appear in Prince William and Kate Middleton’s latest video?
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On the other hand, King Charles III and Queen Camilla Parker Bowles are nowhere to be seen.”It’s no coincidence that the Middletons appear in the film and not the King and Queen. I can assure you that Charles and Camilla will not be filmed kissing on a beach like Prince William and Kate Middleton. That’s not royal at all.“, said a close friend of the royal couple to Daily
Mail.
“All that cuddling and hugging and kissing between Kate Middleton and Prince William. These are not sappy teenagers. It seemed manipulative to me. This is the kind of thing Meghan Markle would do. All the time, effort and expense that went into making this video could have been better spent elsewhere. Why not visit other women being treated for cancer? That’s what Princess Diana would have done.“, added another person close to the crown.
The Prince and Princess of Wales’ digital communications strategy is not to everyone’s taste
For the record, this isn’t the first time Kensington Palace has posted this kind of video on social media. In May 2023, a five-minute film of King Charles III’s coronation was released. It included footage of Prince William and Kate Middleton as they prepared for the big day. Again, their children were heavily featured.
“The fact that Kensington Palace is releasing Hollywood-style videos makes me really uncomfortable. Prince William and Kate Middleton are vulnerable to PR people who want them to be celebrities. That’s not what the royal family is about. It’s important to make that distinction.“, royal expert Richard Eden had also declared to Daily Mail in December 2023.
