There was wild whispering and speculation for weeks. Then the future queen told about her cancer and won back the public – and hearts. That’s the story behind it.
Nobody ever wants to hear that nightmarish sentence: “You have cancer.” But for a new mother it raises many more questions than for anyone else: How do I tell my children? How do I take away their fear? And what will happen to them if the worst comes to the worst?
It’s safe to assume that these questions were also on Princess Catherine’s mind, 42, when she received her diagnosis a few weeks ago. At that point, conspiracy theorists were already raging outside the gates of Windsor and Kensington Palace, but especially on the Internet.
After all, Kate is not a normal wife and mother.