Kate Middleton’s Disturbing Hospitalization Behind the Unspeakable Shadow of Lady Diana’s Disappearance

In the United Kingdom, the news had a cold shower effect. On Wednesday, January 17, we learned that Kate Middleton has been hospitalized in London since Tuesday for “planned” abdominal surgery. And if the intervention is successful, the princess will stay in the London clinic “for ten to fourteen days”, the official press release of the Kensington Palace states. “Based on current medical advice, it is unlikely that Prince William’s wife will return to public duties before Easter” on March 31, warned the palace, which would say no more except “if there is significant new information to share”.

The lack of details does not reassure the British. After the announcement, the British press is in shock, and the English people are in turmoil. They know it. Prince William’s wife will only suspend her official duties if absolutely necessary. Enough to feed their concern. Under these conditions, we rush to consult the all-powerful tabloids, quickly answering the most pressing questions. The latter exclude, first of all, the hypothesis of cancer.

A “serious” health condition

But what Kate Middleton is suffering from is “serious enough to keep her in hospital for up to two weeks and her recovery is expected to take two to three months,” says the BBC. “It is clear how long Catherine will be in the hospital and the tone of the statement released by the palace that her health condition is serious,” the media continued.

Little by little, the (many) followers of the future queen panicked. What if their record-breakingly popular princess (70% favorable in a recent YouGov poll) was in real danger? Already, the English media are praising them, almost burying them? – they adore this princess.

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Collective emotions

We read, for example, in Daily Mail: that the forty-year-old “is a reliable person for the monarchy, due to his calmness and persistence (…)”. “Kate embodies the charm, politeness and resistance that the late Queen Mother had,” praised the English daily. In TimesFormer royal secretary Jamie Lowther-Pinkerton compares Kate Middleton to the late Elizabeth II, stressing that the Princess of Wales also “takes time to talk to people.”

The feeling reaches even the USA. THE: New York Daily News Kate Middleton’s hospitalization puts it on the front page of her website, as USA Today . In New York PostThe “delighted” royal family sends its “prayers” to George, Charlotte and Louis’ mother. Meanwhile, others are delving into Kate Middleton’s medical history and going back to her last official visit, perhaps thinking they see a clue there.

The ghost of Lady Diana

Faced with this deluge of news, we try to catch our breath, disorientated. After all, there is no reason to worry. According to the Kensington Palace, Kate Middleton’s operation went very well. But then, why such a whirlwind of emotions? Why can’t we not fear the worst?

Suddenly, behind this turmoil we perceive the ghost of another Princess of Wales, Lady Diana, who died aged 37, leaving behind two young children. We remember that dark summer of 1997 when the United Kingdom suddenly lost the princess of its hearts and the whole world mourned with her. Almost thirty years later, England is still bruised. just look at the scandal that ensued The crown , when he initially announced that he was going to stage Lady Dee’s fatal accident. The wound inflicted on England, still raw, testifies to this persistent trauma.

An injury that inevitably resurfaces from this Wednesday and the Kensington press release, or the surprise announcement of the hospitalization of a young woman in theoretical good health. Always supportive of her husband William, she weathered the worst media storms and delivered on her royal commitments without fail. The one whose closeness with the English is praised even today.