The terrible truth about Kate Middleton’s unexplained stomach surgery in January has now surfaced, along with the extended recuperation period that followed.
The Princess of Wales herself announced her cancer diagnosis in an emotional video that she released on Friday night.
The shocking revelation comes after two months of damaging rumors and wild speculation that Kate and the Royal Family have been unable to steer clear of, despite their best efforts. When Kate revealed the tragic reason she had been out of the spotlight for so long late last week, the people responded with an overwhelming amount of love and support.
The Princess revealed in her frank video that she needed time to heal from her operation before starting “preventative chemotherapy.”
For the benefit of our young family, William and I have been doing everything we can to discreetly digest and manage this, as it came as a great shock, the 42-year-old continued.
It has now been made public that Kate decided two weeks ago to discuss her diagnosis in public after the controversy surrounding the “self-edited” photo that was made public in time for Mother’s Day in the UK.
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – OCTOBER 17: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 24 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME) Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge attends the Earthshot Prize 2021 at Alexandra Palace on October 17, 2021 in London, England. The Earthshot Prize, created by Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and The Royal Foundation, is an environmental prize awarded to the most inspiring and innovative solutions to environmental challenges facing the planet. (Photo by Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images)
According to the Daily Mail, Kate had always planned to reveal her news to the public just after her kids’ school let out for Easter, which was last Friday.
According to the same story, the Princess started a round of chemotherapy late last month and is currently on what has been referred to as a “recovery pathway.”
The Sun newspaper’s editor, Victoria Newton, stated on BBC1’s Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg that Kate’s video was timed to coincide with Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis’ last day of classes.
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – NOVEMBER 15: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 24 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME) Catherine, Princess of Wales arrives at the Shaping Us National Symposium at the Design Museum on November 15, 2023 in London, England. The symposium event, hosted by The Princess of Wales and The Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood, brings together leaders and specialists to consider key foundational skills for early childhood which can result in healthy adult lives. (Photo by Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images)
“It was actually, I understand, that the princess made the decision two weeks ago that she as going to do this public statement,” Newton said.
“The key thing for her as a mother, the priority was protecting those three children.
“She didn’t want them going to school, being asked even more than they already were.
“They were already being affected at school, so it was always her plan that she would wait until the last day of term.
“Obviously they’ve endured an incredible amount of social media speculation which has been really hard for them to handle, but the priority for her was always those children.”
Kate herself acknowledged in her video message that she needed time to explain things to her children. She said: “Most importantly, it has taken us time to explain everything to George, Charlotte and Louis in a way that is appropriate for them, and to reassure them that I am going to be okay.”
At the time of writing, the Palace has not confirmed what type of cancer Kate is suffering from, nor what stage she is in.
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