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The Princess of Wales addressed the world from a bench at Windor. (PHOTO: Gallo Images/Getty Images)
The Princess of Wales addressed the world from a bench at Windor. (PHOTO: Gallo Images/Getty Images)

Two minutes and 16 seconds – that’s how long it took for her to deliver the news that simultaneously stunned and chastised the world.

The video, filmed by the BBC two days before it was released, showed a pale yet composed Kate, seated alone on a bench in Windsor, a backdrop of daffodils adding a splash of colour to a grey British spring day. 

Despite the enormity of the occasion, the Princess of Wales was in typical form: straightforward, compassionate, reassuring.

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