Prince Harry and Meghan Markle received a cool response from Prince William following their text message of support in the wake of Kate’s cancer announcement, a royal author has said.
The message, which was “engineered by the palace“ with the two brothers still estranged, reportedly had the tone of “two wary diplomats”.
According to royal expert Tom Quinn, the Sussexes contacted the Prince and Princess of Wales following the diagnosis but didn’t include any suggestion that they “should make up and let bygones be bygones”.
He added that it was “hardly the kind of warm, informal response” one may have expected.
The revelation comes after it emerged the Duke and Duchess of Sussex were not told about Kate’s cancer diagnosis in advance as they are no longer trusted by the family.
Royal expert Richard Fitzwilliams told The Sun he believed Harry and Meghan were not informed due to “endless problems” the pair have caused in recent years.
“The reason of course is that for some four years, they’ve caused endless problems for the Royal Family and so they can’t be trusted,” he said.
Meghan Markle’s new California-inspired lifestyle brand explained
While William and Kate enjoy a quiet Easter break following the news of her cancer diagnosis, more details have emerged over Meghan Markle’s forthcoming lifestyle brand.
It is expected to offer everything from cosmetics and beauty products, to cookbooks, stationery, jams, nut butters, and pet-related items.
Since leaving the royal family in 2020, Meghan and Prince Harry have relocated to California, where they continue their charity work through their organisation Archewell.
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Holly Evans26 March 2024 11:47
The Princess of Wales’ diagnosis makes me fear for the health of the monarchy
It’s barely six weeks since we learned that the King, too, has cancer. Both are receiving treatment. Both speak with a degree of courage and optimism about their hopes for a full recovery. We all hope and pray they make one. But Kate’s announcement heightens the increasing sense of fragility about the institution of which she has become such an iconic member. Take two key members of the family out of action (four, if you include reduced participation from partners looking after them) and the whole operation begins to teeter a bit.
I’ve been quietly wondering about this for some time, but – even before Kate’s announcement – was jolted by the Daily Mail surrendering half its front page recently to a doom-laden warning: “If the royal family is not quite at the 11th hour, it is perilously close.”
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Holly Evans26 March 2024 11:18
Martin Kemp posts message of support to Kate
The actor and DJ Martin Kemp has posted his well wishes to the Princess of Wales following her cancer diagnosis.
On Instagram, he shared a photograph of Kate with his family, with the caption: “Sending so much Kemp love to the Princess of Wales and all her Family”.
Kate had previously travelled to their family home in Herfordshire while working on the Shaping us campaign, and has filmed a video on mental wellbeing with Mr Kemp’s son Roman, a radio host and TV personality.
Holly Evans26 March 2024 11:10
Kate’s diagnosis prompts surge in NHS and cancer charity website visits
In a video statement issued on Friday evening, Kate announced that she had begun preventative chemotherapy and told other cancer patients: “You are not alone.”
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Holly Evans26 March 2024 10:45
What is preventative chemotherapy?
Chemotherapy is a term used to describe the treatment of someone diagnosed with cancer and is used to kill cancerous cells – although Kate specifically used the term preventative chemotherapy.
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Holly Evans26 March 2024 10:09
Kim Kardashian under pressure to apologise for Kate Middleton joke
Kim Kardashian is being pressed to apologise and take down her “insensitive” post about Kate Middleton after the royal announced on Friday that she is battling cancer.
On 17 March, the reality starposted a photo of herself posing in front of a luxury car, while she was wearing leather pants and a black crop top. “On my way to go find Kate,” she captioned the post.
Holly Evans26 March 2024 09:30
Prince William’s response to Harry was not ‘warm’
Prince William’s response to Prince Harry’s text message of support was not “the kind of warm, informal” response one would expect between brothers, a royal expert has claimed.
Royal author Tom Quinn told The Mirror: “Harry and Meghan have been in contact with William, but their private message was simply one of sympathy and didn’t include any suggestion the brothers should make up and let bygones be bygones or that Harry should fly back to the UK soon.
“There is just too much ill-feeling for that. William, who is still hurt by everything Harry has said in the past, has responded, but the response is very much engineered by the palace and it’s hardly the kind of warm, informal response you would expect from one brother to another.
“It’s more like the sort of communication you would get between two slightly wary diplomats.”
Relations between Princes Harry and William have been fraught for years
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The two couples have led a strained relationship since the Sussexes announced they would be stepping down as senior working royals in 2020. The couple went on to make a series of revelations about the royal family in an Oprah Winfrey interview and an autobiography.
Following Kate’s video statement which revealed her cancer diagnosis, the Sussexes said: “We wish health and healing for Kate and the family, and hope they are able to do so privately and in peace.”
Holly Evans26 March 2024 09:00
Trisha Goddard issues Kate cancer privacy warning after own ‘horrific’ intrusion
Trisha Goddard issues Kate cancer privacy warning after own ‘horrific’ intrusion
Trisha Goddard has issued a privacy warning after the Princess of Wales revealed she has been diagnosed with cancer. The presenter opened up about the “horrific” intrusion she faced after she was diagnosed with terminal breast cancer. She told Good Morning Britain on Monday (25 March): “I walked through my door, having just got my diagnosis, for the phone ringing from a newspaper news desk saying – we’ve heard you’re dying.” The 66-year-old said she had not even told her close family about her diagnosis but was threatened with having it splashed over the front pages of a newspaper.
Holly Evans26 March 2024 08:46
Family of ‘Bowel Babe’ Deborah James offer message of support to Kate
The family of Dame Deborah James, the late cancer campaigner who became known as Bowel Babe, have said she would have been “so proud” of the Princess of Wales for speaking out about her diagnosis.
The former journalist raised £5m for Cancer Research after being diagnosed with stage four bowel cancer in 2016, five and a half years before her death in June 2022 at the age of 40.
Her parents Alistair and Heather James said: “Kate, William and their family are in our thoughts, and we send all our love from our family to theirs.
“Deborah would be so proud. The Princess of Wales has shown incredible courage in speaking out so publicly about her treatment.
“It takes huge bravery to do so, but her bravery will help millions of cancer patients and their families face this horrible disease.
Dame Deborah James with Prince William shortly before her death
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“What’s more, in being so open and honest, Kate will undoubtedly encourage many more people who are living with potential symptoms of cancer, to seek medical help. In doing so, she will save lives.”
The couple added: “We know if Deborah were here to send Kate a message, she would tell the Princess of Wales to hold on to rebellious hope.
“Deborah was a firm believer in the power of hope, and given how many times she beat the odds to survive, rebellious hope became her mantra.
“We have no doubt her positive mindset helped her keep going, and gave us five years of precious memories together.”
Holly Evans26 March 2024 08:26
Princess of Wales: Kate Middleton and her life throughout the years
Alexander Butler26 March 2024 06:00