Britain's royal family has been forced to radically change the way it communicates because of social media, after speculation ran riot about the health of Catherine, Princess of Wales.
has been forced to radically change the way it communicates because of social media, after speculation ran riot about the health of Catherine, Princess of Wales.
King George VI died in 1952 but it was only publicly revealed after the king's death that he had lung cancer. The announcement about Kate's admission to hospital for abdominal surgery was also via a traditional press statement, although it revealed little beyond how long she would stay in hospital and recuperate.
Her husband Prince William's last-minute withdrawal for"personal reasons" in February from a memorial service for his late godfather King Constantine II of Greece set tongues wagging further. "For decades and maybe centuries, the palace communication obeyed the old mantra 'never complain, never explain'.
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