Princess Kate finally broke her quiet on the subject of her cancer diagnosis, which she had announced about three months before.
“Being your Colonel remains a great honour, and I am very sorry that I’m unable to take the salute at this year’s Colonel’s Review. I do hope that I am able to represent you all once again very soon,” Princess Kate wrote in a letter to the Irish Guards, who held an annual dress rehearsal on the Mall in London a week before the monarch’s ceremonial birthday celebration on June 15.
The more significant news, however, was the rumors that Princess Kate had reasons for missing the major occasion. That weekend, the Princess of Wales was reportedly seen in Houston, which is located approximately 5,000 miles distant from where she was originally said to be.
“There are multiple witnesses who claim to have seen her in Texas. It’s believed she’s flying back and forth for secret cancer treatment there,” an unnamed source told In Touch Weekly.
The sightings are extremely certain in nature. On June 9, a user of Reddit stated that they were "visiting friends at the St. Regis and they spoke about her being at the hotel."
Another user claimed that they had heard from a staff member at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center that Princess Kate, who is 42 years old, was present at the facility, as per Houston Chronicle. Another person stated that they saw her "hiking and laughing with her bodyguard" on a route that was close to the hospital.
Their first high-profile patient would not be Princess Kate, which is not the case. MD Anderson, which is frequently ranked as the best cancer center in the world and specializes in the most lethal forms of breast and ovarian cancer, as well as lung and prostate cancer, melanoma, and leukemia, has treated a number of celebrities, including Terry Bradshaw, Kelly Preston, and Eddie Van Halen, among others. MD Anderson is also dedicated to treating the most advanced forms of cancer.
“A rumor that Kate is being treated at MD Anderson in Houston is false, according to a Kensington Palace representative,” an insider stated. “That doesn’t mean she couldn’t have been there before, or that she wouldn’t see other specialists in America. Obviously, it would not be something they would want to confirm, for multiple reasons,” it went on.
Among these are concerns regarding public image, privacy, and security. The thought that a member of the royal family might seek treatment from organizations other than the National Health Service "would be a bad look," according to the informant.
“It would suggest that the care that ‘regular’ Britons get isn’t good enough for the princess, who is wealthy enough to afford better doctors. But the truth is, William will pay any amount of money to make sure she gets better,” the tipster shared.
Whatever Princess Kate is doing seems to be working. “It’s been brutal, but Kate has turned a corner. She’s truly hoping to reassure everyone soon that she’s in the clear,” the mole stated.
Business Times has reached out to Princess Kate for comments.
