As you probably already know, King Charles and Kate Middleton have something very painful, personal and just plain unfortunate in common:
Both members of the Royal Family have been diagnosed with cancer.
The monarch supposedly pancreatic cancer and may only have two years to live…while the Princess of Wales revealed to the public her tragic tragic news in a video released last Friday.
It took the whole world by complete surprise.
Following “successful” surgery on January 16th – which Kensington Palace warned us about but provided few details about – Middleton explained on March 22:
“Tests after the operation revealed the presence of cancer.
“My medical team therefore advised me to undergo preventive chemotherapy and I am now in the initial phase of this treatment.
“Of course, this has come as a huge shock, and William and I have done everything we can to process and manage this privately, for the sake of our young family.”
We don’t know at this time what type of cancer Middleton is battling.
However, shortly after learning this terrible news, King Charles released his first statement.
“(I’m) very proud of Catherine for her courage in speaking out as she did,” it read.
The statement also said the royal, who received treatment at the same hospital as Princess Kate, “has remained in closer contact with his beloved daughter-in-law over the past few weeks,” adding that he and his wife “will continue to offer their love and support to the whole family at this difficult time.”
Related, despite Middleton’s departure, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry said on the weekend:
“We wish Kate and her family health and healing and hope they can do so in privacy and peace.”
The world is rallying around Middleton right now, after a confusing few months during which the Palace tried to hide her from the public and also pretended everything was fine.
We cannot say at this time exactly when Middleton will return to her real life and their royal duties.
She has three young children and must focus on them and their recovery above all else.
On March 23, the day after the Princess of Wales announced in a video message that she had been diagnosed with cancer, a Kensington Palace spokesperson sent this follow-up message:
The Prince and Princess are very touched by the kind messages from people here in the UK, across the Commonwealth and around the world in response to His Royal Highness’s message.
They are extremely touched by the public’s warmth and support and grateful for their understanding of their request for privacy at this time.
