To share the happy news Monday that she has completed her cancer treatment and is ready to resume royal duties, Catherine, the Princess of Wales — and her palace aides — turned to a London-based filmmaker to produce a video that was full of movie-like moments and uplifting images in nature that seemed designed to present a casual and surprisingly intimate view of her, Prince William and their family.
Notably, Catherine does a lot of physical touching in the video, including of William, as if to emphasize her statement that the “complex, scary and unpredictable” cancer journey she and her family have been on has reminded her and her husband to “reflect and be grateful for the simple yet important things in life … of simply loving and being loved.”
Before and after Catherine says her line, “loving and being loved,” she is seen giving her children lots of hugs as the family of five enjoys walks in the forest or a picnic near the beach, presumably near their country estate in Norfolk, England. What may be most surprising to royal watchers is the physical affection that Catherine and William show for each other, given that the couple are never seen holding hands or touching during royal engagements.
At one point, the future queen and king of England lie next to each other on a blanket in the sand. In other moments, they cuddle with their hands wrapped around each other or on each other’s legs, or she rests her head on his shoulder. The video is mostly shot in a gauzy light and, in some parts, it has the quality of an old home movie. It was created by Will Warr, a filmmaker who is known for his work in advertising and for making wedding videos, according to the Daily Mail and the New York Times.
“As the summer comes to an end, I cannot tell you what a relief it is to have finally completed my chemotherapy treatment,” Kate begins the voice-over for the video.
“The last nine months have been incredibly tough for us as a family,” Catherine continues. “Life as you know it can change in an instant and we have had to find a way to navigate the stormy waters and road unknown.”
To the public, Catherine’s health journey began back in January, when Kensington Palace announced that she had undergone “major abdominal surgery” for an unknown condition and would be hospitalized for up to two weeks. In March, she revealed that the surgery had discovered cancer and that she was undergoing chemotherapy to treat it.
On one hand, the video “lifts a cloud” from the British royal family after “an anguished period” in which both she and her father-in-law, King Charles III, had both been stricken with cancer, the New York Times said. But on the other hand, the video leaves many questions unanswered. She and Kensington Palace have never revealed what type of cancer she had or how far it had progressed, citing respect for her …read more
Source:: The Mercury News – Entertainment
