Princess Kate’s cancer diagnosis could be ‘turning point’ for Prince Harry’s royal feud
EXCLUSIVE: Princess Kate was praised for her ‘resilience’ following her cancer announcement as a royal expert suggested it could pave the way for a distant reconciliation between Prince Harry and the royals in the future.
Princess Kate announces she is being treated for cancer
The Princess of Wales’s heartbreaking video announcement on Friday that she has been diagnosed with cancer could be a “turning point” for Prince Harry’s ongoing rift with the Royal Family, a royal expert has claimed.
Princess Kate bravely announced to the world she has been diagnosed with a form of cancer and is undergoing preventative chemotherapy after her abdominal surgery in January, following weeks of wild speculation about her well-being and whereabouts.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex swiftly released a statement last and said: “We wish health and healing for Kate and the family, and hope they are able to do so privately and in peace.”
The pair have been estranged from the Firm ever since they stepped down as working royals and moved to the US back in 2020, with Harry reportedly not being on “speaking terms” with his brother Prince William, who he didn’t even see when he dashed back home in February after King Charles’s cancer diagnosis.
Now a royal expert suggested that even though the rift between the two brothers is deep, the Princess of Wales’s devastating news could potentially have some “benefits” which could aid any efforts of reconciliation.
William and Harry walking together and Kate looking
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Veteran royal commentator Richard Fitzwilliams exclusively told Express.co.uk: “The Sussexes issued a public statement wishing Catherine and her family well. That is fine as far as it goes.
“What will be of importance in the weeks and months to come, is what happens privately. The rift between the brothers is deep, this we know.
“However, the Princess was, throughout her deeply moving statement, as positive as she could be.
“There can be benefits, even if they are difficult or impossible to comprehend at the time, coming out of the most painful and stressful situations.”
Mr Fitzwilliams praised the future queen’s “resilience” as she appeared in a “remarkable” video to announce to the world of her condition.
Kate looking pensive
He said: “Illness should be fought and we saw how resilient Catherine was in a remarkable video message, where she was clearly vulnerable, but also thinking of others and protective of her family, after a hellish period where she faced such brutal trolling.”
And he added that even though the Prince of Wales has still not forgiven his estranged brother for his “betrayal”, light could be seen at the end of the tunnel in the future as the duke “comes to terms” with reality.
The expert said: “I doubt anything will happen soon, William has not forgiven the troubles the Sussexes have brought upon the monarchy which he sees as a betrayal.
“However, as Harry comes to terms with his father and now his sister-in-law fighting cancer, things may well change in the future.”
