AS she bravely addressed the nation last week, you couldn’t help but notice that the Princess of Wales was surrounded by a sea of lovely golden daffodils.
It was so apt. Not only is it Wales’ national flower — but it’s also a bloom long associated with cancer patients and survivors.
It chimed with her heartfelt message that she was thinking “of all those whose lives have been affected by cancer”.
The daffodil is a flower of hope.
It’s one of the first flowers of spring and signals that the miserable days of winter are behind us.
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They give you a lift, a lovely boost.
I’m looking at some in my own garden at home in Essex.
The daffodils behind Catherine reminded me of those seen at the late Queen’s “We will meet again” address to the nation during the Covid epidemic in 2020.
That was a speech that millions will never forget.
It was so full of emotion, it really struck a chord with people.
Catherine finished her own speech by imploring everyone affected by cancer not to “lose faith or hope”, before adding: “You are not alone.”
It was such a strong and selfless message for the Princess to send out as she undertakes preventative chemotherapy and brings up three young children.
What a brave woman.
Both the late Queen and Kate made such powerful and emotional speeches, talking straight into the camera.
And I think both used daffodils to symbolise that, like winter turning to spring, there are better times ahead.
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As the poet William Wordsworth wrote: “And then my heart with pleasure fills, And dances with the daffodils.”