Happy to see Princess Kate doing so well, but...

[JustPassingThyme]

I'm really glad to see Kate doing so well, and I am glad she has finished chemo looking so healthy and happy. However my sister and I cannot stop laughing at the video Kensington Palace have just released.

We think the video has a striking resemblance to the Twilight films, only warm toned and shorter.

Narration - check
Holding hands while lying down in a meadow - check
Tree climbing - check
Stacks of logs - check
Dramatic sweeping shots of trees - check

I was waiting for William to say something really cringy while giving Kate a piggy back ride.

I quite liked it. I’m so glad she’s doing well. The parts with her and her children brought a tear to my eye - they must of been so worried about their mum.

William and Catherine are in charge of themselves and their family. They're not doing an official duty or representing the Head of State.
Maybe KC and QC are just happy for them.

I agree, Catherine has always made her family her priority. She has always said explicitly that she is not doing many engagements so she can spend time with her children.

@Hallamlass In the Royal Family the Monarch is in charge. That is how it works. Other members of the Royal Family make decisions about their life, but when it comes to the overall Royal Family. Charles and Camilla are in charge.

Some people are just so horrible. So many just sucking the joy out of every last bloody thing.

My dh always cries at russel crowe going back to his son and wife

I read Catherine's words in the news earlier, and found them to be honest and filled with gratitude for her positive health report an the end of her half-year of gruelling chemotherapy. To see this video, narrated by Catherine, was beautiful, a gift to those who are genuinely interested in her, and happy for her recovery. I saw nothing strange about the production, it was personal and positive and heart-warming to see the happiness in the family's faces, especially the children's. Making light of it serves no purpose but to show yourself up as someone who's never faced a serious illness, or cared for someone, yet, who has.

It reminds me of the ‘dead wife montage’ movie trope. I expected to see them rolling around in a bed in white billowy sheets next.

Not in their private lives.
KC and QC seem like decent folk. They're not going to stop them doing this.
Going on some mad, irresponsible tour?.yes.
An innocent film to celebrate a good result from cancer treatment?. Nope.

I loved it too so poignant

Love seeing them enjoying Beautiful UK forest.

Such contrast to the spring video

Such a contrast the previous generations of RF.

I like the bit about gratitude, because we can all take stuff for granted, whatever the level of privilege. It's just the basics which are so important.

Could only watch the first few seconds - but well done Kate what a difficult time.

It's a bit twee and cheesy but they know who their audience are. Royalists will love it and fall over themselves in admiration of her bravery. Everyone else will do what they do. Ignore it, laugh at the Center Parks ad nature of it, point out that she has had the best possible treatment and care. I doubt they care what those people think.

I'm really glad she is doing well and I thought the narration/actual words were pretty good. And top marks to her for correctly saying "This time has above all reminded William and me" William and Harry have both been guilty of the terrible "reminded William and I"

The video itself was definitely way over the top into shampoo ad for my taste - but there were nice bits of them as a family.

@lightsandtunnels

It's not a leveller. She won't have had to wait longer than NICE guidelines for her operation. She won't have had to wait for chemo. When undertaking chemo she won't have had to sit on the floor because it's so busy. She won't have waited hours for her chemo to start. I could go on and on.

Her experience and mine will have been miles apart.

Glad she's doing ok but yes, that video was awful.

Me also! What a movie!

This is a little bit what I felt. I am pleased she is recovering, as well as the King. I think their openness could help others. But I was also thinking back to the initial statements which said preventative treatment. Almost implying cancerous cells caught quite early, no big deal. I'm not convinced that what has been released since supports that. So even more I hope she continues to recover strongly. But also thinking hard about normal families who have to deal with this whilst still working and worrying about treatment.

Issued statements and monologues came in for some vile criticism before, including some threads on here, and some of the usual conspiracy nonsense. They can't win, so they may as well please themselves.

…… annnnd CUT!

It’s great that’s she’s on the mend, but the video is weird. It’s like a commercial. Strong Truman Show vibes. Reality as soap opera. I’m sure the royalists will lap it up though.

Completely agree.

I am happy for her and her family but this is unnecessary and rubbing it in the face of normal cancer sufferers who are not financed by the state, including the production of this somewhat pointless self-indulgent happy families video.

It was beautiful. I'm really glad to see that the Princess of Wales has completed her adjuvant chemotherapy treatment. It was really moving to see her with her husband and children and wider family. Her focus is on staying cancer free and if she wants to prioritise her time with her family that's absolutely fine.

For the people making cruel, mocking nasty comments about her and the video she has released, maybe they should have a really good look at themselves if they think their spiteful hateful comments are funny....maybe they should ask themselves what that kind of behaviour says about them.

It's a strange video, almost stepford wives vibes.