Kate Middleton's Cancer Announcement reactions from Meghan, Harry, King Charles, and Jamie Lee Curtis. Also, celebrities begin backpedaling
The Princess of Wales spoke about how she told her children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis of her shock cancer diagnosis 'in a way that is appropriate' for them.Yesterday she shared the heartbreaking news of her cancer diagnosis in an emotional video. Although her initial surgery in January was thought to have removed a non-cancerous growth, further tests revealed the presence of cancer. The princess spoke about the difficult process of informing her children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis, "in a way that is appropriate for them."In the video, Kate said, "It has been an incredibly tough couple of months for our entire family, but I've had a fantastic medical team who have taken great care of me, for which I am so grateful. William and I have been doing everything we can to process and manage this privately for the sake of our young family. As you can imagine, this has taken time. It has taken me time to recover from major surgery in order to start my treatment. But, most importantly, it has taken us time to explain everything to George, Charlotte and Louis in a way that is appropriate for them, and to reassure them that I am going to be ok."A BBC Studios insider has confirmed that there was no editing of the video in which Princess Kate announced her cancer diagnosis and that what viewers saw was exactly what was shot by the BBC Studios team. The team, who also covered the King's Coronation and Queen Elizabeth's funeral, had no editorial input into the message conveyed by the Princess and were not involved in the distribution or editing of the video.Chris Ship, ITV News royal editor, suggested that Princess Kate chose to share the news of her cancer treatment in a video message as a way to make it more "personal." During an ITV News segment, host Charlene White asked, "It's a moment she chose to do on video, which is very different from doing it in a written statement. What can we read into that?"Chris responded, saying, "If you look back to how the King revealed his cancer diagnosis earlier this year, it was in a statement from Buckingham Palace. Kate has done it, I am told, in a video form because she wanted to do it in the most personal way possible. Yes, of course, it helps to silence all the conspiracy theorists as well, but she wanted to do the video message and it was a very moving message too. And she wanted to make that very personal statement herself."King Charles III expressed his pride in the Princess of Wales "for her courage in speaking as she did" and has "remained in the closest contact with his beloved daughter-in-law throughout the past weeks." Buckingham Palace stated that both the King and Queen Consort "will continue to offer their love and support to the whole family through this difficult time."…Prince Harry and Meghan Markle issued a brief statement, saying, "We wish health and healing for Kate and the family, and hope they are able to do so privately and in peace."James Middleton, the younger brother of Princess Kate, expressed his support for his sister following her public announcement of her cancer diagnosis. The 36-year-old entrepreneur shared a heartwarming childhood photo of himself and Catherine enjoying a sunny walk in nature, with Catherine beaming behind her younger brother.In his Instagram post, James added, "Over the years, we have climbed many mountains together. As a family, we will climb this one with you too." He also left a simple heart emoji in the comments section of the official announcement video posted on the Prince and Princess of Wales' Instagram page, demonstrating the close bond between the siblings.