Kate Middleton sent a clear message to her well-wishers after her life took an unexpected turn ahead of taking over the reign with Prince William.
The Prince of Wales made a surprise appearance at the RHS’s Wellbeing Garden at Colchester Hospital after she was pulled out of the Royal Ascot event.
During her headline-making visit, the future Queen highlighted the importance of healing through nature and, notably, for the first time, she opened up about her “rollercoaster” cancer journey like never before.
In HELLO!’s A Right Royal Podcast, experts discussed that Princess Catherine made a strong stance that there will be changes in her royal appearances after undergoing cancer treatment.
Rhiannon Mills, a royal commentator, who was present at RHS’s Wellbeing Garden, said, “It was fascinating being in the room with her, she very loudly and clearly wanted to get across this message that, yes, she is now effectively back to royal work, but it’s really difficult, and I certainly haven’t heard her publicly talk in the way that she did yesterday. Her words were really strong.”
The expert mentioned Princess Kate’s comment about the hardships of the recovery journey. She believes that the mother-of-three is focusing on finding a new normal in life.
“For me, it was the first time that she really clearly said, ‘I’m sorry, yes, I’m back at work. But now there are some times that I just can’t do what I used to be able to do,” Rhiannon shared.
The royal correspondent also noted that Princess Kate was making a “plea” to people not to expect too much from her, as recovery from such a painful disease is not smooth.
Rhiannon added, “It felt like, again, her reinforcing this message of, ‘I’m here. I’m here to do the public work. You are going to see me, but look, give me and my family a bit of understanding, but also be a bit more understanding towards other people who are also going through that difficult time.”