BBC staff who filmed Kate Middleton cancer announcement slam editing claims
23.03.2024 - 18:03
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A BBC staff member has shot down claims that Kate Middleton's video message had been edited.
The Princess of Wales addressed the public in a pre-recorded video, in which she announced she had been diagnosed with cancer. The video featuring Kate, 42, aired on BBC One's Six O'Clock News on Friday, 22 March.
The Princess can be seen sitting on a beach in a garden as she speaks about her health. Some had questioned if the video had been altered following Kate's controversial photoshopping of a Mother's Day photo of her with her three kids - Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis.
However, a BBC Studios insider has insisted the video was not edited. The insider said viewers saw what was shot by the BBC Studios team - the same team that created coverage of the King's Coronation and Queen Elizabeth II's funeral. BBC Studios had no editorial input into the message in the video and were not involved in the distribution of the video, according to the Mirror.
After the video aired, BBC Studios issued a short statement. It read: "BBC Studios filmed a message from the Princess of Wales at Windsor this week. We would like to wish Her Royal Highness a speedy recovery." In the clip, Kate told the public: "In January, I underwent major abdominal surgery in London and at the time, it was thought that my condition was non-cancerous.
The surgery was successful.
However, tests after the operation found cancer had been present. My medical team therefore advised that I should undergo a course of preventative chemotherapy and I am now in the early stages of that treatment." She went on to say the diagnosis was a "huge shock" and she and husband prince William, 41, are "doing everything" to "process and manage this privately". Kate also
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