On Wednesday I went to Book Club at Elaine’s and as usual we had a good old catch up. The current illnesses of Princess of Wales and Prince Charles came into the conversation, rather unusually because we are not a particularly Royalist book club! The media have been making a big fuss about the whereabouts of Kate, because she hadn’t been seen since she went into hospital for abdominal surgery after Christmas. All sorts of ridiculous and downright insulting theories have abounded, increasing in frenzy as the weeks pass. The really stupid thing about this speculation is that Kensington Palace announced right from the start that the Princess would be recuperating until Easter; so she’s not “missing” at all, she’s just resting at home as planned with her husband and children.
Then on Friday there was an announcement on television by Kate herself, thanking everyone for their concern and explaining that after her operation, cancer cells were discovered in the biopsy and she is now having preventative chemotherapy. I felt so sorry to hear this and also annoyed that she felt compelled to make this statement because of the press and media pressure. Immediately there was a hypocritical outpouring of sympathy from the press, who blamed the palace PR department for not communicating well. What nonsense. The press did not, of course, blame themselves for hounding this young woman who may be part of the Royal Family but is surely entitled to a little bit of privacy about her own health.
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