It is one thing for the general public to find holes in the narrative the Royal Family has built around Kate Middletonās health and a whole other headache for King Charles when those close to the family are struck with fear as they listen to Prince Williamās barely reassuring and strangely repetitive updates about his wifeās health. A headache big enough that it needed Kate to emerge and break her silence to fix it.
Williamās answers to the varying queries about Kateās health have acquired a worrying monotonous quality, where his responses never go beyond āYesā (to āIs Kate doing better) and āDoing wellā (to āHow is Kate?ā) And reportedly, it has now managed to strike fear in the hearts of a royal expert, who has been nothing but optimistically in support of the Royal Family so far. But now, speaking to Sky News Australia, former ITN royal editor Tim Ewart has underlined that Williamās repetitive updates about his wifeās health have made Kateās absence from the public eye even worse.
“Itās not the first time that William has said this, to be fair, heās made this comment on a couple of previous public appearances. But that, without in any way dampening down optimism about this, that is all we have heard.ā
Clearly, the cancer announcement video ā whose authenticity continues to be questioned ā and Williamās half-baked responses have failed to put Britain at ease as Ewart acknowledged that the masses continue to be āquite concerned about [Kateās] health.ā
Kate Middleton comes to Prince Williamās rescue
Currently, the biggest burden on Williamās shoulders is to navigate the sensitive topic of his wifeās health and deal with the steadily worsening wave of speculations aided by a) the palaceās disappointing PR system and b) morbid insider reports of Kateās future. But, so far, he has spectacularly slipped in managing this task, so much that Kate decided to pen a letter to the Irish Guards ā knowing it would be publicly read and spread – apologizing for her absence at the Colonelās Review and hopes that she will be able to represent them āvery soon.ā
So, what did Kate achieve by doing this?
- Another PR proof that she is alive and with the Royal Family.
- Defused reports of her āneverā coming back in her current role.
- Patched up Williamās blunder where he not only failed to give a proper response about his wifeās health while attending the 80th anniversary of the D-Day Landings but also added that after five years he will be the only one present again after saying how much Kate would have liked to witness the event.
But Prince William fanning a roaring fire hasnāt dampened King Charlesā trust in him
Charlesā feud with Prince Harry has grown so big, loud, and frankly, overly bitter ā the King is now actively deleting Harry and Meghan from history ā that many forget the stories of the supposed rivalry between Charles and William, how they didnāt see eye to eye, and how the King felt overshadowed by his elder son. But according to a friend of the monarch, the duo have hashed the past in favor of running the palace ā or, in other words, they have bonded over their combined mission to cut off the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
āIf there was ever a green-eyed monster or a sense of rivalry between the two, that is a chapter of the past. The King sees his son as a useful ally on family matters and increasingly in discharging the duties of nation and state.ā
Evidently, Williamās presence alongside him in this trying time ā as Charles battles cancer, his wayward brother, and not-willing-to-live-under-his-thumb young son ā has made the King turn a blind eye to the PR nightmare brewing in the pipeline if the Prince of Wales continues to mess up.
Published: Jun 9, 2024 07:19 am