Kate Middleton, Prince William and his three children take refuge in their country house after revealing that the Princess of Wales has cancer.
Kate Middleton, Prince William and their three children flew by helicopter from their official residence in Adelaide Cottage to their country home Anmer Hall last Saturday, hours after Kate announced that she has cancer and is undergoing cancer treatment. preventive chemotherapy.
The family is expected to spend the entire Easter holiday there and skip the church service at St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle traditionally attended by members of the British monarchy.
It is also not known if King Charles, who is dealing with prostate cancer, will make an appearance or if he will once again let his wife Camila represent him.
When Kate Middleton made public the video about her health, there was already speculation that she had carefully chosen the moment to do it.
In her message, Kate emphasized the need to take time to digest the news she received after undergoing abdominal surgery in January and explain to her three children what was happening in a way that they could understand. they could understand. But postponing the public statement also responded to another reason.
Just the day it was made public, the school break period began, and that allowed the Princess of Wales to retire for a few days to her vacation home in Sandringham to protect the children from the media hype.
Anmer Hall is a Georgian country house and is part of the Sandringham complex. The property was a wedding gift from Queen Elizabeth II when they married in 2011.
Sandringham is the county where the royal family usually spends the Christmas holidays.
Anmer Hall was built in 1802, has 10 rooms spread over three floors and is 20,000 acres in size.
It is located just a five-minute drive from Sandringham, where King Charles III is currently staying after being diagnosed with cancer.