Before the Princess of Wales battled cancer, Kate's critics slammed her work ethic, accusing her of being "too busy" and, alongside her royal duties, saying that she had not made enough engagement despite juggling raising 10 children (including the future king) under 3 years old.

Of course, now everything has changed because Kate is (naturally) focused on her health. She's barely in the limelight for 2024, and she's maintained a very low profile after announcing in a video message on 3/22 that she's being treated for cancer. Her father-in-law, King Charles, is also battling cancer, but he returned to the duties he faces in public at 4.30 am. Charles and Kate became intimate through this terrible experience, and Royal biographer Christopher Andersen said that anyone who dares to criticize his "beloved daughter・in-law" "risks being read riot acts," he said. 

"There are those inside and outside the palace who have criticized Kate for many years [before her diagnosis] for not carrying her share of the royal burden, for not going to many ribbon cuttings as the late Elizabeth 2nd Queen, the opening of the hospital, and the announcement of a plaque, King, or Princess Anne, for example," Andersen said."Andersen knows that he has his family for his family, he knows that he has his family for his family, he knows that he has his family, he knows that he has his family, he knows that he has his family, he knows that he has his family, he knows that he has his family, he knows that he has his family, he knows that he has his family, he knows that he has his family, he knows that he has his family, he knows that he has his family, he knows that he has his family, he knows that he has his family, he knows that he has his family, he knows that he has his family, he knows that he has his family, he knows that he has his family, he knows that he has his family, he knows that he has his family. "It has always been Kate's choice to prioritise children's well-being over royal duties. In the past, Charles remained silent about this and allowed him to continue sniping from the sidelines. But no more. Now the King does not brooks criticism of Kate— period.

Around the palace, "Other royal families and courtiers also know that if they dare to utter a negative syllable about Kate, they risk being read a riot act by the king," Andersen continued. "Charles also made it clear that everyone should stand up in terms of when and how to get back to the full public schedule," he said."

Andersen also revealed that she was diagnosed with cancer after Kate's video announcement — which came about six weeks after his own announcement about his diagnosis, delivered via a statement on May 5 — "Charles was moved to tears by Kate's stunning video announcement that she has cancer," he said. The king sees her as brave in a nutshell. He also knows better than anyone that the future of the monarchy is, to a considerable extent, in her hands.

He added that "she is not only the wife of the future king, but also the mother of the future monarch." Kate also shows that she is resolutely loyal to the royal family and beyond reproach - something he can't always say about other Windsor."

As terrible as a double cancer diagnosis for the royal family (and not to mention Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, who is battling the disease), Charles Kate is probably closer than they've ever been. "No one fully understands how difficult King Charles is to fight cancer," Andersen said."The King has made it clear that whatever Kate feels she needs, she will get it," she added.”