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A princess’s right to privacy

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A princess’s right to privacy

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A cancer diagnosis is distressing. Fortunately, most of us in that situation don’t have to make a video to talk about it to millions of strangers. Unfortunately for the Princess of Wales, she had to.

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Even though Prince William and Princess Catherine asked for privacy after Catherine’s operation, the rumours have been relentless. Speculation about what Princess Catherine is hiding went viral in the media and online platforms. So, instead of resting, Catherine shared the shocking news of her cancer diagnosis on a bench on a beautiful spring day in front of a camera.

Kensington Palace’s public relations’ team says the princess was waiting for her children’s school holidays to tell the nation about her diagnosis. But due to social media bullying, Catherine decided to make a video. Normally, protocol is a written statement but Catherine wanted to stop the mounting conspiracy theories in the most effective way. She wanted the public to see her face and hear her voice as she talked about her condition.

All of the hullabaloo around Catherine’s disappearance from public is similar to the speculation after Princess Diana died. The late Queen Elizabeth II had to appear on TV when she just wanted to be with her grandsons to comfort them.

While the majority of the British public love and respect their future queen, the social media and news announcements have been virulent and unkind. How terrible for Princess Catherine to hear rumours about her marriage in the media in the middle of a cancer diagnosis. Even worse is how many people enjoyed the rumours!

Sir Craig Oliver, former Downing Street director of communications says, "One of the subtexts of the Princess of Wales's message is clearly – please think before you indulge in hurtful speculation."

distressing: éprouvant

to have to: devoir faire (obligation)

even though: malgré

privacy: le respect de la vie privée

relentless: incessant

to hide: cacher

to rest: se reposer

due to: a cause de

to bully: persécuter

a statement: (ici) une déclaration

mounting: qui s’accumule

effective: efficace

hullabaloo: chahut

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