After weeks of very notable absence, Kate Middleton, wife of Prince William, announced Friday evening that she was suffering from cancer. She clarified that she had just started preventive chemotherapy treatment.
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Support that provokes emotion. Prince William and Princess of Wales, Kate Middleton, were “extremely affected” by the messages of support they received, said a Kensington Palace spokesperson on the evening of Saturday March 23. The day before, Kate Middleton, 42, announced that she had cancer, the nature of which she did not give. But the wife of the heir to the British throne clarified that she had started preventive chemotherapy treatment.
This announcement was followed by numerous messages of support from political leaders, celebrities and members of the public, particularly in the United Kingdom. “Both the prince and princess were extremely touched by the messages of sympathy [envoyés par] people from the UK, Commonwealth and around the world”, after Kate Middleton’s video, the spokesperson said Saturday evening. Kate and William “are grateful for the understanding [du public concernant] their request for respect for private life during this period”concluded the spokesperson in a press release.
These messages of support come as rumors and jokes about Kate Middleton’s health have flourished during her media absence. After learning of the illness from which the Princess of Wales suffers, several stars finally apologized to her.
