Princess Kate has withdrawn from public life due to cancer and fans of the British royal family around the world are supporting her. The palace can hardly keep up with the amount of mail.
On the evening of March 22nd, the world briefly held its breath. Princess Kate posted a video of herself sitting on a park bench in a striped shirt and uttered words that brought calm after weeks of speculation about her illness on the internet: “I have cancer.”
The sympathy of the media and fans was and continues to be enormous. The British news portal “Daily Mail” is now reporting on an unprecedented flood of mail at Buckingham Palace. Fans of the British royal family are sending countless get-well cards and gifts for the princess. Since March and the video announcement, there are said to be tens of thousands of mail deliveries.
The palace’s mail team is said to have been overwhelmed by the high volume of mail. Nevertheless, it is said to be the royals’ aim to ensure that all mail is answered – albeit certainly by a team and not by the members of the royal family themselves.
Princess Kate’s mail blows up the court post office
Although the Prince and Princess of Wales have their own office at Kensington Palace, all mail to members of the Royal Family is handled by the Royal Post Office. In a normal week, the Palace receives up to 1,000 letters from the public asking questions or sending well-wishes to the Royal Family. However, since the announcement of the Princess’ health problems, the volume of this mail has far exceeded all previous figures.
The post will probably continue for a while. There has been no further update on Princess Kate’s health since March, but according to the Daily Mail, the princess has been seen more often outside with her family in recent weeks, which many see as a positive sign. Earlier this week, however, Kensington Palace stressed that she still needs time and space for her recovery and it is not yet clear when she will return to the service of the crown.
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