Kate Middleton made a spectacular return to the limelight at the Trooping the Colour, and less than 72 hours later, the world is asking the cancer-stricken princess for more and more.
The future Queen of England reassured the world by standing firm and elegantly on Buckingham Palace’s balcony. Along with her three children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis, by her side, Kate Middleton reaffirmed her position as one of the most famous representatives of the Royal Family.
Middleton’s presence on the balcony captivated the media and delivered thousands of positive headlines for the royals.
Middleton’s graceful appearance was a ray of sunshine, dispelling the gloomy clouds that had been sitting over the Royal Family due to the health crisis.
One friend of Kate Middleton told The Daily Beast that she accomplished her mission and added: “Catherine has been absolutely amazing. Her statement was extraordinary, and her appearance today was graceful and elegant and has filled people with hope.”
Another royal source said: “She knocked it out of the park. She looked amazing and sent all the right messages. This has been the monarchy’s best day since the Coronation.”
The appearance has opened the door to a floodgate of high and unaidable expectations. Many believe that Middleton’s appearance at King Charles III‘s birthday parade implies that she is ready to resume her public duties, which is an unrealistic assumption considering her health condition.
The Palace is pushing back on this unrealistic supposition.
The media outlet stated: “In briefings, the Palace has emphasized to journalists over and over again that Kate‘s attendance at Trooping the Colour should not be confused with the assumption she is now on a glide path back to public life. And herein lies the fly in the ointment. Having triumphantly proved that Kate is well enough to turn out for hours on end at a ceremonial event, it’s somewhat tricky for the Palace to also say she isn’t, that she won’t, for example, attend the Garter Parade or Royal Ascot next week.”
The publication claimed: “People living with Cancer and their families, of course, will understand. This is the reality of cancer treatment; those “good days” Kate referred to in her statement usually come to patients near the end of each cycle of chemo. But the genie is out of the bottle. Expectations to see Kate back in action will now, unavoidably, build. An awful lot depends, therefore, on exactly what Kate meant by her careful and cautious phrasing when she said, in that unprecedented statement, “I am not out of the woods yet. I am learning how to be patient, especially with uncertainty.”
Middleton will return on her own timeline.
