After having announced in March that he has cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy sessions, Princess of Wales Kate Middleton asked for time, space and privacy while receiving treatment.
Thus, the wife of Prince William, heir to the English crown, He has concentrated on his recovery away from the public spotlight and comments on social networks, in which a few months ago there was speculation and theories about his state of health.
However, a new controversy has brought her name back to the headlines: the portrait that appears on the cover of the prestigious British magazine Tatler, in which the princess is seen wearing a long white dress, a thin cape that covers the shoulders and wearing the famous Lover’s Knot tiara.
An outfit inspired by the style that the Princess of Wales herself wore at a state banquet held in November 2022.
The majority, stating that The painting did not represent Kate’s essence or physique.
“Who makes the decisions in these commissions? The portraits are getting stranger. This is quite amateurish, it doesn’t look like His Highness. Considering what he’s going through, I guess this will make him laugh,” one person said.
“It’s a joke? I’m not a fan of Kate, but this portrait is an insult,” someone else commented on the social network X.
Uzor’s portrait arrives a few days after a portrait of king Charles III provoked its own round of criticism.
In an interview with Tatler magazine, which commissioned the portrait for its July cover, the artist confessed that she did not have the opportunity to meet with the princess, due to her sick leave, so she was inspired by different photographs. to bring your painting to life.
I spent a lot of time looking at her, looking at her photos, watching videos of her, seeing her with her family, watching her diplomatic visits, seeing her when she rows or visiting children in a hospital.
Furthermore, he revealed that Kate’s cancer diagnosis, revealed by herself through social networks, also influenced her work, because his portraits aim to “capture people’s souls,” as he expressed in the interview.
”All my portraits are made up of layers of a personality, built from everything I can find about them,” he added.
The royal family has not yet commented publicly on the work.
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Kate still cannot resume her official agenda
The news was announced during the presentation of a report on the foundation that it supports and which seeks to prioritize the mental health of children under five years of age.
For its part, a Kensington Palace spokesperson clarified to the BBC that “The princess is not expected to return to work until cleared by her medical team.”
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Last March, Prince William’s wife revealed through a video that undergoes preventive cancer treatment after doctors detected cancer cells after an abdominal operation that he once went to last January.
Since then, there has been no official statement regarding the condition or treatment of Prince William’s wife.
Like Kate, King Charles III is undergoing cancer treatment.
*With information from EFE
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