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Updated Monday, March 25, 2024-09:10
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After weeks of secrecy, manipulated photographs and rumors, the Princess of Wales,
Kate Middleton
, put an end to all the rumors and information last Friday with a video in which she announced that she suffers from cancer. Support from the British and many other parts of the world was immediate. However, the communication errors committed these weeks caused doubt again whether the video of
Kate Middleton
, whose speech she wrote herself, had also been edited and had undergone any modification.
So much so that
BBC Studios
has issued an unusual and unusual statement, after one of the workers who recorded the video message suggested that the images were edited.
"BBC Studios recorded a message from the Princess of Wales in Windsor this week. We would like to wish Her Royal Highness a speedy recovery," reads the brief statement reported by some British newspapers.
Sitting on a bench in the gardens of her home,
Kate Middleton
revealed that the news had been a "huge shock" and that she and Prince William "have been doing everything they can to process and manage this privately for the sake of our family." young family."
"In January I underwent major abdominal surgery in London and at the time it was thought that my condition was not cancerous. The surgery was a success," said the Princess of Wales, during the video that was apparently
recorded last Wednesday
.
After the broadcast, a BBC Studios source revealed that there was no editing of the video and that what viewers saw was what the team filmed. According to this source, the BBC did not participate in the preparation of the message that was transmitted or in the distribution of the video, nor did it make any modifications to the recording. An explanation that responds to the controversy unleashed after the manipulated Mother's Day photograph.
As explained by the
BBC Studios
source , responsible for filming both this video of
Kate Middleton
and covering other royal events such as the Coronation of Charles III or the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, the video would have been recorded just 48 hours before. of its broadcast, that is, on Wednesday, March 20, and the video was not edited at any time:
"What the viewers saw was what the team recorded
. "
This source assures that the BBC also has nothing to do with the message and words of
Kate Middleton
herself , who wrote it herself, nor with the distribution of the video itself that was made through the official channels of
Buckingham Palace
, warning to different accredited media shortly before 6:00 p.m. British time on Friday.
As Helen Wade, a BBC journalist,
explained
to the Telecinco
Socialité
programme , "they sent a notice to the accredited correspondents that there was something very serious and that we should cancel any plans we had that afternoon and evening. Two minutes before they told us: 'It's Kate '". "They always notify us in advance the day before, even if she is repossessed," she added. After its publication, the BBC limited itself to publishing the brief statement acknowledging the authorship of the video: "
BBC Studios
filmed a message from the Princess of Wales in Windsor this week. We would like to wish her Royal Highness a speedy recovery."
Two weeks before this statement, Kate Middleton published an
image
surrounded by her three children. Shortly thereafter, several agencies that had published her photograph removed it, arguing that it was
edited
. After the controversy,
Kesington Palace
released a brief statement in which the
Princess of Wales
herself admitted having retouched her photograph.
But the controversy did not end with that photograph. Last Saturday, a citizen caught Kate Middleton with Prince William near her home in
Adelaide Cottage
, about 40 kilometers from London. The video, which was published by all the British and international media, was also questioned. Many doubted that it was the Princess of Wales. Again, Kesington Palace had to respond, this time to confirm that it was her.