After Kate’s cancer diagnosis
Prince William returns to normality
Prince William should send the message “that some things will continue more or less normally.”
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Heir to the throne Prince William has recently been in the public eye again – and, according to an expert, is sending an important signal.
After Princess Kate, 42, announced that she had cancer about a month ago, on March 22, her family moved around her husband Prince William, 41, initially returned to her country estate Anmer Hall near Windsor Castle for the British Easter holidays. But in the past few days, William has carefully returned to normality when it comes to public appearances and royal engagements. According to an expert, William is also sending a clear message.
Prince William attends service for World War II veterans
The heir to the English throne only visited yesterday, April 19th according to the Daily Mail held a private memorial service in Hereford Cathedral for Major Mike Sadler (1920-2024), a highly decorated veteran of the British elite regiment Special Air Service, abbreviated SAS. Sadler distinguished himself during the Second World War with numerous successful sabotage and combat missions behind enemy lines. He had died a few months ago at the ripe old age of 103.
A day earlier, on April 18, William had attended an official appointment for the first time since Princess Kate’s cancer diagnosis was announced. Visiting the nonprofit organization “Surplus to Supper” Among other things, William picked up a knife himself and prepared food. A few days earlier, on April 11, the father of three children and his eldest son, Prince George, 10, watched a Conference League game of his favorite club, Aston Villa, in the stadium.
This is the message Prince William is sending
According to British royal expert Richard Fitzwilliams, 74, Prince William is sending a clear message with his return to official engagements and the increase in private public appearances. “The royals know that everything they do conveys a message in one way or another,” Fitzwilliams noted in an interview with the British “Sun”.
With his performances over the past few days, William would “send a sign that a return to normality” has taken place. However, in view of Princess Kate’s ongoing “preventive chemotherapy”, which the 42-year-old still has to undergo, the royal expert restricts: “Obviously very little is normal in the royal family at the moment.” Nevertheless, William is keen to use his appearances to convey to the British public “that some things continue more or less normally,” says expert Fitzwilliams.