When will Kate been seen in public again?

[Fatnold]

If she's having chemo I presume it could be many months before we see her. Poor woman.

I think people would question where he is less now, if he had actually done more over the last few years.

But he was quite a long way from the throne before the late Queen died and if we accept that he is concentrating on his family, that does not seem unreasonable.

I do think he needs to be more visible now. Not many husbands would be able to take time off willy nilly in this situation. The King is easing back in, Camilla has been stepping out. It's not like Kate doesn't have help and support. It would give out more of a 'business as usual' vibe too.

I know their circumstances are very different, and I know that they are prioritising their children particularly in the light of those circumstances, but most parents only get to see their kids in the evening after work.

I'm sure the King and Kate's illnesses are very different, and their treatments are also different. She is also in a different position to the King as well. Why anyone needs to start speculating about her return beats me.

He didn’t do much last year, his kids are in school all day. There’s doesn’t seem to be any reason for him doing so little on the past other than him not wanting too. I don’t think it’s reasonable.

Obviously it’s different now, we don’t know how ill his wife is or how she, William or their children are coping, but if he’d have worked hard previously, I don’t think most people would think anything of him not doing much now.

Just to clarify, I know William is not responsible for the crazies on social media and he had every right to go to the football game, as the president of the FA and as a fan but some facts are hard to ignore:

People have and will use the way Charles and BP are dealing with his cancer as a way to criticise KP and the Waleses. A lot of people are already asking why William is not working, or working less than the King, Camilla and other royals who are much older than him.

William is an extremely privileged position. For a lot of people, he is just a privileged man, "supported by the taxpayers" who gets to stay at home and not work while his wife is sick. Most people don't have that luxury

William's reputation has already taken a hit with all the conspiracy theories during KateGate. Him being labelled lazy who is letting his sick dad work while he's staying at home is not the publicity he needs. I went to the last DM articles about him and most of the comments were negatives. The few positive comments had a lot of dislikes

Whether people like it or not, people have and will use the way Charles and BP are dealing with his cancer as a way to criticise KP and the Waleses. I'm constantly on social media. A lot of people are already asking why William is not working, or working less than the King, Camilla and other royals who are much older than him.

William being mostly MIA can fuel conspiracy theories again and create another situation like last month if they're not careful and this is the last thing Kate needs right at the moment

And I don’t appear to have been wrong.

I think it is right that William takes as much time off as needed to be with his wife and children at this dreadful time. Most people do take leave for that reason if their job allows, and he can. I don't grudge him that one bit, his wife is seriously ill and undergoing no doubt harrowing treatment. All I hope is that it works, as I would for anyone in that situation.

On Tuesday, William opened James Place, a centre of support and counselling for those at risk of suicide.
It is an exceptionally worthwhile endeavour, and William spent a long time talking to people involved and those who have benefited.
It didn't make the headlines.
Meghan presenting a trophy did.
I think that some people go for the clicks and grabbing headlines, for others it's about the work.

I don't follow all the news about royal visits but I did see the one where William went to St James's Palace. It appeared to be a successful visit. I honestly don't know what people are complaining about. If he was doing a lot of engagements, the media would be asking why he isn't spending more time with his wife (& children), at this very trying time. He can't win, none of them can. I am glad not to be a royal or anyone with a high public profile. Public figures are built up and feted, only to be knocked down and sometimes reviled, in a remarkably short space of time; people forget how good and popular they were not long before. It always reminds me of the quotation from Shakespeare's Julius Caesar: “The evil that men do lives after them;
The good is oft interred with their bones.” Most of them haven't actually done anything evil!

Also, I like what he is selecting (homelessness, suicide) not glamorous, and he's making it about the people and the cause, not about him.

William appears to be the quietly working and talking people type rather than the posing in fancy clothes and being high maintenance type.

I agree with this and I think people also forget that since he became Prince of Wales he has also taken over responsibility for the Duchy of Cornwall. I am sure there are staff to administer this but he will still have had to get to grips with how it all works and to start to plan for where he wants to take it in the future. If he were to leave it all to others and it went off course there would be plenty to say, but he was in charge, he should have been on top of it. I read that he has a visit to Cornwall in the next week or so to, among other things, look at the site of the planned housing for homeless and to be involved in the planning for that.

I have discussed his planned housing with supportive services with friends. We have a major housing crisis in NY due to the asylum seekers. Everyone is impressed that he is building housing that will accommodate families. People who are moved into apartments here are complaining that they are given a one bedroom for a family with children.

The housing issues in NY are caused by many things, not just asylum seekers.

Yes, but we have been hit with more asylum seekers than people in shelters within a year.

Making it sound like asylum seekers are the only issue is problematic and oversimplifying.

I work with asylum seekers and the people impacted by them every day. I've also worked with the unhoused in NYC. I'm not going to argue with you. Just be aware that most people in NYC are unhappy with the response of all levels of government.

I don't agree with forcing asylum seekers to move after 1 month is a good change of policy. The people last year who were allowed 3 months had an easier time moving on. I also saw families staggering under 6 inches of rain and 50 mph winds because the mayor decided to proceed with his eviction despite the weather forecast.

None of that changes the fact that housing issues in NY aren’t just caused by asylum seekers. They’re just an easy target to blame.

I'm not blaming them. I'm blaming our administration for doing nothing. I am directing people to food banks and soup kitchens because the shelters aren't feeding them despite their contracts. There are lots of vacant buildings that can be repurposed for housing for everyone.

You said

‘We have a major housing crisis in NY due to the asylum seekers’,

which very much sounds like blame. In actual fact, the reasons are complex and go back a long way.

How about we pivot back to the origin thread topic.😁

I hope if Kate is very poorly that he is spending as much time with her as he can. He has plenty of time to do his Prince of Wales duties but for now I think it's understandable and to his credit that he wants to spend time with his wife.

Well he opened the James Place centre on Tuesday, support for people who have become suicidal, and spoke to staff and those who need their support. He has also visited somewhere in connection with Carbon usage, but I can't remember what it was. He doesn't seem to get much publicity.

When's she's better.... she has cancer...I hope she does what she needs too...

Williams problem is that he doesn't have Backgrid on speed dial. Or the equivalent.