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Princess of Wales announces she is undergoing cancer treatment

Reuters

<div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Royal experts said the manner of the announcement by Kate, Princess of Wales, was both a reflection of the recent speculation about her health, and a means of shutting it down.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Rumors and gossip on social media, in newspapers and even some talk shows have abounded since Kate underwent abdominal surgery in January, meaning she had to take a leave of absence from royal engagements while she recovered.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/world/2024/3/22/catherine-princess-of-wales-announces-cancer-diagnosis-721"></a><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/world/2024/3/22/catherine-princess-of-wales-announces-cancer-diagnosis-721">READ: Catherine, Princess of Wales, announces cancer diagnosis</a></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">&quot;We&#x27;re not used to seeing something like this and I think this is a direct response and reaction to the social media fervor over what she&#x27;s been dealing with and all the speculation,&quot; said Erin Hill, the U.S. magazine People&#x27;s senior royal editor.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">&quot;So, I think she&#x27;s decided she wanted to address this head on with no speculation about how she&#x27;s doing, just her to camera, seeing her there in the flesh, making this very personal announcement.&quot;</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The last few years have been very difficult for the royal family. The revelation about Kate follows news that William&#x27;s father King Charles is also battling cancer less than 18 months after succeeding his mother Queen Elizabeth following her death in September 2022.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">There has also been the high profile falling out with William&#x27;s younger brother Prince Harry and his wife Meghan since they moved to California in 2020.</span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><em>(Producer: Arlene Eiras)</em></span></div>

<p>Royal experts said the manner of the announcement by Kate, Princess of Wales, was both a reflection of the recent speculation about her health, and a means of shutting it down.</p>

Royal experts said the manner of the announcement by Kate, Princess of Wales, was both a reflection of the recent speculation about her health, and a means of shutting it down.

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Kate's 'very personal' cancer announcement should end speculation, commentator says

Reuters

Published March 23, 2024 05:26 PM PHT

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