LONDON (Reuters) – The announcement of the Princess of Wales’ cancer dominated the front pages of British newspapers on Saturday, while her state of health had been the subject of intense speculation for several months.
The Princess of Wales, Kate Middleton, ended weeks of silence on Friday by announcing that she was suffering from cancer for which she had been undergoing “preventative” chemotherapy since February.
The disease was diagnosed last January after the princess, who is 42, underwent abdominal surgery in London. She was hospitalized for two weeks and has been recovering discreetly since then.
“It was of course a huge shock, and William and I are doing everything we can to manage this in our private circle, for the sake of our young family,” she said in a video, referring to her husband the prince. heir.
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This news comes as King Charles himself revealed last month that he was suffering from cancer.
Images from Kate’s video were on the front page of all the Saturday newspapers.
‘Kate, you’re not alone,’ says tabloid The Sun, while the Daily Mirror reports ‘Kate reveals cancer shock’ and shares remarks on how she had to break the news to her three children – Prince George, 10 years old, Princess Charlotte, 8 years old, and Prince Louis, 5 years old.
The Daily Telegraph highlights the words of the princess who assured that she would “get through it”.
Messages of support for Kate have poured in, notably from King Charles and Prince Harry, as well as British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and American President Joe Biden.
(Written by James Davey, Blandine Hénault for the French version)
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