Kate Middleton quickly wrote “every word” of her cancer announcement to “speak directly to the public.”
The Princess of Wales, 42, penned the speech to silence the widespread rumors and speculation about her health after she had major abdominal surgery in January.
“It allowed her to speak directly to the public who, overwhelmingly, have always been with her and her family and who don’t buy into the noise and gossip,” a close friend of Middleton told the Sunday Times.
“It was all her, she wrote every word of it, it came together very quickly.”
Middleton — who for weeks had been the target of wild conspiracy theories surrounding her absence from public life — released the moving video shot on a bench while thanking her supporters for their concern.
“Wales and the World is with you ♥️ HRH Princess of Wales. Love to you always,” actress Catherine Zeta-Jones wrote on Instagram.
Gwyneth Paltrow also sent her well-wishes in a sweet message shared on the princess’s official Instagram page.
“A pillar of grace and strength! Sending love,” the “Shakespeare In Love” star penned.
Meanwhile, support for Middleton came from family and celebrities alike — with a report claiming Prince Harry and Meghan Markle contacted their estranged family members to offer support.
The Sussexes were thought to have “privately” reached out to Middleton and her husband late Friday, according to the Daily Mail.
It was unknown if the Sussexes made a phone or video call or left a simple message of support, the outlet added.
The couple, however, offered their support shortly after Middleton’s worldwide reveal.
“We wish health and healing for Kate and the family, and hope they are able to do so privately and in peace,” the Duke and Duchess of Sussex said in a statement Friday.
Britain’s King Charles is “frustrated” by the pace of his recuperation from cancer, his nephew Peter Phillips said on Sunday, becoming the first member of the royal family to speak in detail about how the monarch was faring.
Mere minutes after the world learned of Kate Middleton’s cancer diagnosis, tech entrepreneur Christopher Bouzy cast doubt on the British royal family and likened the heartbreaking video announcement to “North Korean propaganda.”
The palace lied, and the British press happily helped them lie. The countless "conspiracy theory" headlines, while knowing a lot of what was being said was true. This is really some North Korea / Trumpian type of propaganda. pic.twitter.com/Qr5SWtLQdL
— Christopher Bouzy (spoutible.com/cbouzy) (@cbouzy) March 22, 2024
“The palace lied, and the British press happily helped them lie,” Bouzy, 48, said in a post on X on Friday. “The countless ‘conspiracy theory’ headlines, while knowing a lot of what was being said was true.”
“This is really some North Korea / Trumpian type of propaganda,” the post concluded.
Kate Middleton spoke from the heart when making the announcement that she had been diagnosed with cancer.
“She wrote every word herself,” an insider told People Sunday, referencing the Princess of Wales’ video speech, which was filmed by the BBC in the gardens of Windsor Castle last week.
A separate source added, “She wrote the words herself, delivered it personally and wanted to decide when the time was right to hit the world with this news.”
Kate Middleton’s uncle Gary Goldsmith sheepishly apologized for criticizing Meghan Markle, whom he nicknamed “laughing girl,” in an interview with The Times UK.
“As many will have seen, I am featured in Saturday’s ‘Times Magazine.’ This interview and shoot was done over a week ago and went to print before I was aware of the sad news regarding my niece Kate,” the “Celebrity Big Brother” alum, 58, tweeted via X over the weekend.
Kate Middleton quickly wrote "every word" of her cancer announcement to "speak directly to the public."
The Princess of Wales, 42, penned the speech to silence the widespread rumors and speculation about her health after she had major abdominal surgery in January.
“It allowed her to speak directly to the public who, overwhelmingly, have always been with her and her family and who don’t buy into the noise and gossip,” a close friend of Middleton told the Sunday Times.
“It was all her, she wrote every word of it, it came together very quickly.”
Kensington Palace released the two-minute and twenty-second announcement Friday evening.
Kate Middleton wrote her cancer announcement speech herself, as a way to speak directly to the public. BBC Studios
The royal couple had planned to be more open about Middleton's condition with the public after she seemingly lost their trust following several scandals resulting from a photoshop image published to social media.
“They will want to be clear and more open, but they’ll do it when they feel ready. I would expect that to be her instinct and it will be her call. They’re not going to be rushed,” the newspaper reported, citing friends of the family.
The “Celebrity Big Brother” alum slammed the Duchess of Sussex, whom he nicknamed “laughing girl,” and her marriage to Prince Harry in a new interview with the Times.
“Let’s face it, Laughing Girl isn’t going to be around forever, is she?” he told the outlet. “I think she’s fickle. And I think she’s so bad for Harry and for our country.”
Goldsmith, 58, said he didn’t appreciate the fact that Markle, 42, accused members of the royal family of making racist remarks about her son Archie’s skin color ahead of his May 2019 birth. (Markle never disclosed the names of the alleged racist royals, however, Dutch copies of Omid Scobie’s new biography, “Endgame: Inside the Royal Family and the Monarchy’s Fight for Survival” claimed it was Middleton and King Charles III.)
The late Princess Diana's brother, Charles Spencer, has spoken out in support of Kate Middleton following her cancer diagnosis announcement on Friday.
"Incredible poise and strength," Spencer, 59, wrote on X alongside Middleton's vulnerable video announcement.
The late Princess Diana's brother, Charles Spencer, voiced his support of Kate Middleton following her cancer diagnosis announcement.
"Incredible poise and strength," he penned alongside Middleton's announcement on X.
The Princess of Wales announced she had cancer in a video message on Friday.
Yanks, Brits, and tourists alike sent get-well wishes to Princess Kate from the rain-drenched Big Apple Saturday -- with some fearing that the video revealing her cancer diagnosis could presage a round of public hounding like that suffered by Princess Diana.
“I was shocked, definitely shocked, and a little aggravated that she had to make that video in the first place," said Shirley Carley, 60, of Queens.
New Yorkers expressed sympathy and well wishes for Kate Middleton amid her cancer battle. Khristina Narizhnaya/NY Post
"I know she’s a royal and I know she signed up for all that, but still," Carley said as she sipped the traditional British beverage at Tea and Sympathy, an English-style tea house in Manhattan. "That she had to make that video and explain her health to somebody or anybody -- I feel like enough, they’re doing Diana again.”
Cancer patients and survivors rallied around Kate Middleton Saturday to boost the princess with their love and support after she revealed her shock cancer diagnosis.
“We’re sisters for life,” Long Island breast cancer survivor Roseanne Simone told The Post.
Cancer patients and survivors rallied around Kate Middleton Saturday to boost the princess with their love and support after she revealed her shock cancer diagnosis. Lynda Sneddon/x
Cancer “is life-altering, but it does not define us,” said Simone, 57, who beat the disease five years ago.
Royal insiders shared that King Charles "toddled" over to his daughter-in-law Kate Middleton's bedside in his dressing robe to "encourage and support her" while they were both recovering from surgery at the London Clinic.
King Charles underwent surgery for an enlarged prostate in January, the same time as Middleton's abdominal surgery.
The royal family is facing peril as King Charles and Kate Middleton face devastating cancer diagnosis. Parsons Media / Polaris
The Palace announced King Charles' cancer diagnosis on Feb 5, 2024 following his surgery. It is understood that his initial surgery was unrelated to the undisclosed cancer diagnosis.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle privately reached out to Kate Middleton after the Princess of Wales revealed that she had been diagnosed with cancer, Page Six can confirm.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle privately reached out to Kate Middleton after the princess revealed that she had been diagnosed with cancer, Page Six can confirm. ZUMAPRESS.com
“We wish health and healing for Kate and the family, and hope they are able to do so privately and in peace,” the couple, who left the royal family in 2020, said in a statement.
