2024-03-30 05:59:06
Source: Legion-Media
Princess of Wales Kate Middleton said she has been diagnosed with cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy. She had to make such a frank statement regarding her health because of the wave of conspiracy theories that arose following her disappearance from the public eye in December 2023 and sudden surgery in January.
During this time, the network managed to suggest that the 42-year-old princess fell into a coma, divorced Prince William, or even was already lying somewhere in the ground. Attempts to reassure the public with the help of an edited family photo and video from the farmers’ market only made things worse, but conspiracy theorists seem to have nothing to respond to the frank admission of the diagnosis. Lenta.ru summarized what was happening around the princess in the last few months.
Kate Middleton has cancer
Kate Middleton suddenly posted the message around nine o’clock in the evening on Friday, March 22. The video appeared on the Instagram account (a social network banned in the Russian Federation; owned by the Meta corporation, which is recognized as extremist and banned in the Russian Federation) of the Prince and Princess of Wales.
First of all, the princess thanked everyone for their support, and also expressed special gratitude to the doctors.
The princess confirmed that she had undergone abdominal surgery in January and said the procedure was a success. At the time of the operation, doctors did not diagnose her with cancer, but the results of tissue tests following the operation showed that they contained cancer cells.
In this regard, doctors advised Kate Middleton to undergo a preventive course of chemotherapy. She admitted that she is in the early stages of treatment.
“It was of course a huge shock and William and I did everything we might to cope without drawing too much attention to our young family. As you can imagine, this took some time. It took me a while to recover from major surgery and start therapy,” Kate said. She added:
But, more importantly, it took us a while to explain everything to George, Charlotte and Louis. So that they understand, and so that they believe that everything will be fine with me.
Middleton noted that she is getting better and better every day. William, she says, helps her a lot and supports her.
Also, all the words of support that she receives from all over the world are very valuable and important to her.
At the end of the appeal, the princess asked not to disturb their family temporarily while she was undergoing treatment.
Middleton said she will return to the job she loves very much as soon as she can, but for now she must focus on her treatment.
She also separately addressed everyone who has cancer and urged them not to lose faith and hope.
How a princess is treated
Kate Middleton has not announced her diagnosis and, apparently, has no plans to do so. The Daily Mail quoted the princess’s representative as saying that no further medical information would be disclosed.
The Princess, like all of us, has the right to keep information regarding her health secret
Kensington Palace has not made any comments regarding the timing of Kate Middleton’s treatment. Previously it was believed that she would return to her duties following Catholic Easter, which is celebrated on March 31 this year.
Source: Legion-Media
Also, according to the Daily Mail, Kate Middleton began preventive chemotherapy at the end of February. She learned regarding the diagnosis when the results of her postoperative tests became known and rechecked. The source also added that it has been an “incredibly difficult” two months for Kate. All this time, she is said to have been most concerned regarding the well-being of her children.
Where is Kate Middleton now?
At the end of February, Prince William pulled out at the last minute without explanation from attending a memorial service for his godfather, King Constantine II of Greece, due to a “personal matter.” Then this caused a great public outcry: reports regarding it appeared in all British media: from tabloids like the Daily Mail and The Sun to serious publications like The Guardian and The Times.
Such unanimity in news coverage of the royal family is extremely rare.
Now British journalists are speculating that this is due to the fact that the prince might have learned either regarding his wife’s diagnosis that day, or that she needed to undergo chemotherapy, or decided to accompany her to treatment.
It is known that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle privately contacted Kate Middleton and Prince William and expressed their support. Presumably they did not know regarding the princess’s diagnosis before this.
A man who happened to be in the corridors of The London Clinic in January may have seen the most unexpected sight of his life: a seventy-year-old gentleman in a hospital gown, hobbling down the corridor from his hospital bed (…) to visit his sister-in-law, who had just undergone major surgery on abdominal cavity. The gentleman was the King, and the second patient, of course, was the Princess of Wales
The Sunday Times also reported that in January, when both King Charles III and Kate Middleton were being treated in hospital, he was very supportive of his daughter-in-law. It began with a touching scene in the hospital, which was described to journalists by a source close to the king.
The publication’s sources claim that the relationship between Charles III and Kate Middleton has always been good, and now that they are both fighting cancer, it is stronger than ever.
The day before the princess’s address, they had dinner together.
And following its publication, the king said that he was deeply proud of his daughter-in-law and admired the courage with which she spoke. Along with his wife, Queen Camilla, he vowed to “continue to show support and love for their family during these difficult times.”
Conspiracy theories regarding Kate Middleton
According to the latest reports, Kate Middleton left the palace in Windsor and presumably went with her husband and children to the Anmer Hall estate in Norfolk, where the whole family will spend the Easter holidays.
At the end of February and beginning of March, the “disappearance” of Kate Middleton began to be discussed around the world. Previously appearing at public events several times a week, the princess completely disappeared from the pages of all publications.
At that time, her last public appearance was at a Christmas service on December 25, 2023, and on January 17 it was announced that she had undergone abdominal surgery and would recover by the end of March.
No photographs or videos of her appeared for a long time. It was especially emphasized that the princess does not have an oncological diagnosis.
This led to an uncontrollable wave of rumors. The author of one of the first theories was the Spanish journalist Concha Calleja. Back in January, she, citing sources, claimed that the princess was put into a medically induced coma due to complications following surgery.
In February, the princess’s spokesman denied Calleja’s report. “This is complete nonsense,” he told The Times. “This journalist didn’t even try to check all these facts in a conversation with someone from the palace. This is a fundamental, absolute fiction, and I’m still putting it politely.”
Adherents of other conspiracy theories believed that there was no illness and that Kate Middleton’s disappearance was explained by something else – for example, a desire to hide a quarrel or even a divorce from Prince William. They appealed to a strange incident with a publication in one of the British tabloids: they first published the material “Kate Middleton can be your best friend at first, and the next minute – your worst enemy,” and a day later her name was replaced with the name of Prince Harry.
A real gift for conspiracy theorists was the appearance of a photograph of the royal family, in which Kate Middleton posed with her children. The press service hoped that the publication of this photo would stop speculation and reassure the public, but it turned out exactly the opposite
Due to the fact that traces of careless editing remained on the photo, rumors increased even more. And the apology on behalf of Kate Middleton, who wrote that she personally edited the photo, aroused not sympathy, but suspicions that she was forced to take all the blame by Prince William, who had allegedly almost left for his mistress.
Later, there was also a lot of discussion regarding a video in which Kate Middleton and Prince William were filmed leaving a farm store. Even Christopher Bausi, the head of Bot Sentinel, a company that detects bots in social networks, doubted its authenticity.
Following the release of Kate Middleton’s video message, many tabloids published columns in which royal family experts apologized for spreading the rumors. Some celebrities like actress Blake Lively and singer Kerry Katona also asked for forgiveness from the princess.
Charles III has cancer
In early February, it became known that King Charles III of Great Britain was diagnosed with cancer. The 75-year-old monarch was diagnosed with the disease during hospitalization due to an enlarged prostate.
It is not known exactly what diagnosis he was given, but British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said the disease was diagnosed at an early stage. We also know that it is definitely not prostate cancer.
At the end of February, the British tabloid Daily Express suddenly published a detailed publication regarding the Menai Bridge event plan that would be held in the UK when King Charles III passes away. Similar plans were developed for the predecessors of Charles III.
At the same time, Buckingham Palace emphasized that the king’s treatment is progressing as usual and he is not in danger yet. Nevertheless, it is argued that Charles decided to prepare in advance for the transfer of the throne to the heir.
In mid-March, information regarding the death of Charles III also appeared in some Russian media. She turned out to be a fake. Russian journalists contacted Buckingham Palace, where they reported that the king “continues to perform work duties and attend to private affairs.”
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