The Royal Comms Were Broken

 

A message from Catherine, The Princess of Wales pic.twitter.com/5LQT1qGarK

— The Prince and Princess of Wales (@KensingtonRoyal) March 22, 2024

I wish Kate Middleton and her family all the best in her health journey, but just looking back at what I was asking earlier this week, we have an answer, and it's really kind of sad--this young mother, whose father-in-law also recently received a cancer diagnosis, basically endured months of intimate and sordid speculation about her health and family life while she was managing her own health, and it was as if she was supposed to handle her own messaging expertly and basically was thrown under the bus by The Firm. 

It is entirely understandable that she wanted to keep some part of this private while she tried to prepare and educate her children about what was going on--they lost their great-grandparents recently and "cancer" can be a terrifying word. But were they spared speculation about their mum's life span only to possibly be exposed to speculation about their parents' marriage? That doesn't seem fair to them.

Is the Royal Family's Comms Broken?

 

#KateMiddleton seemed to be in good spirits while out and about with #PrinceWilliam Saturday. https://t.co/kLUsfvt3b2 (🎥: TMZ/The Sun) pic.twitter.com/EqbtVojBcw

— TMZ (@TMZ) March 18, 2024

I am not a celebrity follower in general and in my world, this is what the Royal Family is to me--like, reality stars and not people who actually influence things. That said, something is very really broken here--because my social media is blowing up with "fake, fake, fakity, fake" regarding every attempt the Windsors are making at pretending all is well.

 Now, doing protocol or press is not my forte, but the Royal Fam could have just issued a statement like, a few weeks ago, that said "The Princess of Wales is still recuperating from her surgery and is unavailable for press and other events, but she appreciates the affection and well wishes she has received and looks forward to greeting with the public again as soon as she is able. In the meanwhile, please respect her privacy as she works towards her recovery."

Nonspecific but optimistic. No time frames. Appreciative but setting boundaries.

The Trump White House handled Melania's kidneys ever so much better, and they were a clusterfuck. What the whole entire hell? 

This weirdness is what makes it feel like, somewhere, someone is shitting the bed. If there's something badly amiss that can't be said--say nothing. Do nothing. Do not fake things are okay It's worse, so much worse for people to feel lied to than for them to just hear a permissible silence. Discretion--not deception.