The princess, William and their three children will not be present at the traditional Easter mass

Thank you for having followed us. As a reminder, the Princess and the Prince of Wales said this Sunday they were “extremely touched” and “moved” by the support they received from around the world after the announcement on Friday of Kate's cancer, they said in a message, again evoking their need for their privacy to be respected.

As we said earlier this morning, Sunday Times said Kate wrote “every word” of her message broadcast Friday evening. She felt that announcing her cancer herself in a video was “more human,” according to one of her friends quoted by the newspaper.

The Princess of Wales, usually very active, and whose slightest trip gives rise to extensive media coverage, is suspending her public activities for an indefinite period. Kate, William and their three children, George, Charlotte and Louis, will not be present at the traditional Easter mass with the royal family.

According to the British PA agency, the Prince of Wales is expected to resume his public duties after the Easter holidays and the couple's children go back to school.

Speculation around the princess's health was “the worst I have ever seen”, Paddy Harverson, former spokesperson for Kate and William, said on the BBC.

Kate's state of health and the silence which surrounded her long convalescence after her abdominal operation in mid-January gave rise to all kinds of rumors, particularly on social networks. They intensified in particular when William canceled at the last moment, on February 27, his presence at a ceremony in memory of his godfather, King Constantine of Greece, for “personal reasons”.

According to British media, the prince's decision was linked to his wife's state of health. It is not known, however, when the princess was informed of her illness.

Kate and her husband William, the Crown Prince of the British Crown, “have both been extremely touched by the messages of sympathy (sent by) people from the United Kingdom, the Commonwealth and around the world,” said a spokesperson for Kensington Palace on Saturday evening. “They are extremely moved by the warmth and support from the public,” he added.

The couple is “grateful that the public has understood their request for privacy,” it is also said in this message. For the BBC, “this message is both a thank you and a polite warning, in which the couple explains (…) that they wish to be left alone”.

Stéphane Bern speaks this Sunday in the Parisian. The specialist on crowned heads praised the courage of Kate Middleton: “Princess Kate no longer had a choice, in my opinion. “We had to break the silence” to silence “the countless unfounded rumors”.

Stéphane Bern believes that the princess was able to “find the right words” to announce her fight against cancer. “It’s a new way of communicating, very modern,” explains Stéphane Bern, who assures that Kate Middleton has succeeded in “ruling everyone’s mouth”.

Kate's video, posted on the couple's Instagram account, received more than 275,000 comments and was “liked” nearly 5 million times, between Friday evening and midday Sunday.

“The strategy of 'never explain, never complain', which Elizabeth II was particularly fond of, is no longer tenable in the age of social networks, where everything is spread out on the public square,” explains Marc Roche, royal biographer at LCI.

“She looks vulnerable, which is unusual for her. At the same time, she has the face of someone who is currently undergoing chemotherapy, and who tries to be positive in all circumstances, it's quite touching. In her message, she continues to adopt a dignified posture and does not forget her role as princess, reaching out to other people with cancer, who are going through the same difficult and deeply stressful journey,” responds Richard Fitzwilliams, correspondent royal, to Madame Figaro who asks him for his first feedback on the video from Friday evening.

“She wanted to choose the moment of her announcement, but could not wait any longer,” says Christophe Gillissen, professor of British and Irish civilization at the University of Caen, to our colleagues at TF1. “If she seems to indicate that she is on the mend, we will inevitably wonder about the nature of this cancer. But we know nothing about it, just as we know nothing about the nature of the king's cancer. She talks about preventive chemotherapy and we hope it will be effective. But if doubt persists, some will not hesitate to fuel it, whether on social networks or in certain unscrupulous British newspapers. If she reappears quickly in official functions, it will dissipate. On the other hand, if it remains invisible for a month, two months, or even more, it risks being complicated,” says the expert.

“In recent weeks, Kate Middleton has been the subject of intense scrutiny and unfair treatment by some media outlets around the world and on social media,” British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said in a statement. When it comes to health matters, she, like everyone else, needs the privacy to focus on her treatment and be with her loving family. »

Like Blake Lively, some Internet users now admit to feeling “terrible” for having entertained theories concerning Kate's absence. “I apologize for the jokes I made about Kate Middleton, and I feel bad for it. I wish him the best,” writes one of them. Others simply delete their posts, as another user humorously points out according to our colleagues at the Huffington Post

Since Friday evening, the stars have been making their “mea culpa” on social networks. Blake Lively, the first. After learning of the illness from which the Princess of Wales suffers, the American actress apologized for her “idiotic publication” (she made fun of failed photomontages) that she had published a few days earlier. Blake Lively deleted her joke and said she was “mortified” and “sorry”.

Owen Jones, a British influencer, had published several mocking messages, spotted by our colleagues at France Info. On Saturday, he wrote that he was “ashamed” and “wished the best” to Kate Middleton. “I'm no better than anyone else,” confides Kerry Katona, former member of the group Atomic Kitten which spread conspiracy rumors.

THE Sun claims the princess and King Charles III, who also has cancer, had a one-on-one lunch at Windsor Castle on Thursday, the day before Kate's illness was announced to the public. The king had previously been informed of the illness of his eldest son's wife.

According toMonday Times, Kate wrote “every word” of her message broadcast Friday evening. She felt that announcing her cancer herself in a video was “more human,” according to one of her friends quoted by the newspaper.

On Sunday, the Princess of Wales, who is very popular in the United Kingdom, once again made the front page of the British press.

THE Mail on Sunday calls her a “princess of courage”. THE Sunday Telegraph chose to put a photo of Kate and William on its front page, headlined by “the prince’s pride in the face of his wife’s courage”. “Shame on those who peddled hurtful conspiracy theories to participate in the frenzy over Kate's absence,” wrote British journalist Camilla Tominey in an editorial for the Telegraph. Their treatment of Kate since the announcement of her operation has been beyond sickening. »

French President Emmanuel Macron praised Kate's “strength” and “resilience”. “In this difficult period that you are going through, Brigitte and I wish you a complete recovery,” he wrote on X.

The Canadian Prime Minister expressed his “support” for Kate “during her treatment”, wishing her a “speedy and full recovery”. “My thoughts are with the Princess of Wales, who bravely told us about her cancer, as well as her children and the entire royal family,” he said on X.