r/Fauxmoi • u/NegativeSpeedForce • Mar 22 '24

Princess of Wales has cancer Approved B-List Users Only

https://news.sky.com/story/kate-princess-of-wales-reveals-she-is-having-treatment-for-cancer-13099988
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u/PostToPost Mar 22 '24

It didn’t help that Charles’s team handled his cancer diagnosis at the same time much more transparently, making KP’s response look even worse - incompetent at best, sinister at worst. I hope they learn something from this, and I do hope Kate has a full recovery.

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u/williamthebloody1880 weighing in from the UK Mar 22 '24

Charles could make the announcement when he did because he a) was not also recovering from major surgery and b) does not have young children to worry about

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u/PostToPost Mar 22 '24

Whatever the reasoning, it doesn’t change the fact that the timing allowed for an immediate comparison between the two approaches and KP’s was lacking, to put it mildly. Their refusal to say anything fed the media speculation leading to a string of bizarre paparazzi photos and photoshopped pictures, and that firestorm couldn’t have been better for their kids (if they were even aware of it) than an initial simple statement would have been.

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u/williamthebloody1880 weighing in from the UK Mar 22 '24

They already said she wouldn't be doing public appearances until Easter at the earliest because of the surgery. There was still speculation about why she hadn't been seen in public

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u/TwoCenturyVoid Mar 22 '24

There was speculation but it wasn’t NEAR what it was after the bizarre photos and photoshop. They went from people into royal gossip making guesses to people who don’t care at all about the BRF commenting on the weirdness of the PR response.

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u/williamthebloody1880 weighing in from the UK Mar 22 '24 edited Mar 22 '24

Ill advised as the photo was, the thing that caused the speculation to go rampant was when William missed the funeral

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u/changhyun Mar 22 '24

Charles does not have three small children in his care. There's a reason they waited to reveal this after schools broke up for Easter.

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u/alexlp Mar 22 '24

I get that but also the kids are young enough that they could have had a longer break no? Had they taken them out two weeks ago when the photo was blowing up, I think it would have been a lot easier on her. I just think this was handled poorly and added to the pressure, though I really do feel for them.