Kate Middleton message of hope ‘inspired by Queen’s iconic Covid speech’

Kate Middleton’s announcement revealing her cancer diagnosis has been hailed as evoking the same level of inspirational as the late Queen Elizabeth II’s speech during the Covid pandemice, according to royal experts.

In an emotional video message, the Princess of Wales revealed to the world that she had been diagnosed with treatment after weeks of not being seen in public following her abdominal surgery.

The 42-year-old sought to clear things up about her condition after damaging conspiracy theories flooded the internet, as she spoke with bravery about her newly-discovered condition.

And after analyzing both speeches, Kate’s statement features clear nods to Elizabeth II’s “We will meet again” TV address in lockdown, with royal experts pointing out clear similarities between Kate and the Queen, who passed away in September 2022.

Ingrid Seward, author of 2015 Elizabeth II biography ‘The Queen’s Speech’, said: “Over many years of public speaking, our late Queen learnt what was expected of her was not a performance but a welcome

She perfected an unpretentious warmth she knew was essential to get her message across. It was the simple missives, not the great works of literature or the Bible that we remember from her speeches.”

The most iconic was during the lockdown of April 2020, just before her 94th birthday, which the Queen ended with the encouraging and immortal words: ‘We will meet again’. Almost four years later, Kate was making her own speech in a similar tone,” she added.

“The Queen spoke of the ‘increasingly challenging time’, Kate of the ‘incredibly tough couple of months
Kate spoke of everyone ‘facing this disease’, the Queen of ‘together we are tackling this disease’. The words were similar but the striking thing was they both came from the heart, spoken in an honest, direct tone.

“The directness and intimacy of the two women, speaking straight into the camera, made an enormous impact. The Queen spoke to her subjects, Kate to others suffering from cancer. Both said not to lose hope.