A Royal Family in Crisis: Illness, Loss, and Separation

Kate's cancer and her father Charles', the death of the mother in a road accident, the abandonment by the brother, now flown overseas. A burden too heavy to bear even for a prince like William. While the whole world talks about the health conditions of the Princess of Wales, the future king of the United Kingdom is increasingly alone and responsible for everything that is happening, not only in his family but throughout the kingdom. Kate Middleton: "I have cancer, I am undergoing preventive chemotherapy". The discovery after the abdominal surgery: the video message to the English. The death of the mother William was fifteen when he lost his mother in an accident. On August 31, 1997, he was with his brother Harry at Balmoral, in the family's summer residence, before returning to London for the school season. And it was there that he discovered the death of his mother, Lady Diana, who tragically crashed with the car in the tunnel under the Alma Bridge, in Paris. "That morning, still in shock, I took refuge in Crathie Kirk". The first bereavement, terrible, that influenced the life of the future heir to the throne, caught off guard at only fifteen years old. A misfortune so great that it gave new awareness to the prince. "Even today I try to understand why my emotions. I believe that when one is shaken by such a strong trauma, especially at a tender age, one reaches the awareness that nothing more in life will be able to cause a pain stronger than that", William had recounted. The abandonment of the brother Then the second "bereavement", less serious, but still painful: Harry's abandonment. The departure of the younger brother was another hard blow for William, who had always been very close to him. Their separation, which the heir to the throne had never imagined or desired. But, with the presence of Meghan Markle, at some point it became inevitable. Flown overseas with his wife, Harry abandoned not only the United Kingdom but the entire royal family, entering a situation of no return from which he may never emerge. The father's cancer In February, then, the announcement from Buckingham Palace about King Charles' cancer. Another blow for Prince William, already dealing with Kate's convalescence and his royal duties. Operated in the same clinic as the princess, the King of the United Kingdom also went under the knife for a benign prostate procedure, followed by the diagnosis of a tumor of unspecified nature. The same disease that 72 years ago prematurely took away his grandfather George VI, sovereign of the victory in the Second World War. Kate's cancer Finally, the last bad news, that of his wife Kate's tumor. A news that has destabilized not only his family, but the whole world, suspended for months waiting for updates on her health condition. Updates that have arrived today after days of conspiracy theories, insinuations, and speculations that have irritated the entire royal family but especially William. From the alleged betrayal to their divorce, going through depression or a new pregnancy, there have been many theories circulated online and in newspapers about the health status of the princess. Until tonight, when Kate broke the silence and announced she has cancer. Beside her, William, as always. By her side during the illness, after the Easter holidays the Prince of Wales will have to resume his official duties.