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May 1 2024• No 9 • 76th Year of Publication •Original Pressetexte aus britischen und US-amerikanischen Medien€ 3,00 [d]Sprachtraining • Landeskunde • Vokabelhilfen • ÜbungsmaterialIN FOCUSB2–C2• Opinion: A phone ban inschools won’t make anydifferencePage 2USA• Politics: Washington triesto catch up with AI’s use inhealth care.• Environment: Is biofuela green solution or‘greenwashing’?Pages 4–5BRITAIN• Churches: Opening doorsto silent discos• Society: Many Gen Z boysand men believe feminismharmfulPages 6–7OTHER TOPICS• Australia: White ibisesdivide opinion Down UnderPage 9B2 – C2Rolle und Wandelder MonarchieExtra:The United Kingdom –Monarchy48 Seiten, DIN A4 · ¤ 16,90ISBN 978-3-7961-1164-8www.sprachzeitungen.de| Photo: Getty ImagesDolly Parton has soldmillions of records and built a businessempire worth an estimated 0million. Recently, she added a supermarketfood line to her portfolio.Read more on pag e 4In the era of social media,people pay money to cuddle withbaby goats or propose on bendedknee in a field of sunflowers. Forsome farmers, this is a boon.Read more on pag e 10With Catherine’s cancer diagnosis,the royals must domore with lessMONARCHY The cancer diagnoses ofCatherine, Princess of Wales, and KingCharles III will strain the ability of theroyal family to carry out its public duties.By Karla Adam1 CATHERINE, Princess ofWales, is one of the most popularmembers of the British royal family.In fact, according to one polltaken earlier this month, evenas conspiracy theories about herhealth were swirling, she is themost popular member. She is theglamorous commoner who marrieda prince and has a beautifulfamily. She created a role forherself championing early childhooddevelopment. She seemsrelatable and has often been thepicture of health and fitness.2 It is also clear that after hershock cancer diagnosis, she willbe taking a break from publicfacingduties for some time – evenas her father-in-law, King CharlesIII, is enmeshed in his own strugglewith cancer. Over the weekend,Kensington Palace releaseda statement saying that Catherineand Prince William were “enormouslytouched by the kind messages”and also “grateful” that thepublic understood their requestfor privacy.3 The double cancer blow raisesquestions about an institutionunder strain with fewer figuresto make public appearances.Less than a year afterCharles’s coronation,two of the most seniormembers of theroyal family are facingserious health concerns– and the nation isstill affected by the deathof long-ruling QueenEliza beth II.4 “It’s not their fault, butthere’s not enough of them togo around,” said Hugo Vickers, aroyal biographer. He added thatCatherine was “crucial to theroyal family. … Who would youstand out in the street to see goby? Catherine.”5 The country, meanwhile, wasonly just starting to get used tothe absence of Elizabeth and theend of her 70 years on the throne.The reign of Elizabeth was “like aship that sailed pretty smoothly,with occasional choppy waters,but you always had a sense of aroyal family on the throne” saidCraig Prescott, a royal historianat Royal Holloway, University ofLondon. It now seems as if “theship itself is in a bit of difficulty.”6 Charles is, of course, the mostimportant member of the royalfamily. He is still carrying out hisconstitutional duties behind theKing Charles and Queen Camilla attend an Easter service inMarch, without William and Catherine. | Photo: Samir Hussein/WireImage/Getty Imagesscenes, and the public has caughtglimpses of him in recent weeks.But it’s William and Catherine,the main connection the monarchyhas with younger generations,who reign in the popularitypolls.7 Perhaps one of the reasonsthe institution seems more unsettledis that the palace has beenmore transparent about healthissues – though still falling shortof modern standards, accordingto many royal observers. Inthe early 1950s, King George VI’slung cancer was kept out of the| Photo: Pixabaypublic domain. Neither his heirsnor his subjects knew how seriousthings were, and his death cameas something of a shock. WhenElizabeth had health problems,they were generally relayed, if atall, in vague terms – the palacemight say she was experiencing“some discomfort” or “mobilityissues.”8 Buckingham Palace and KensingtonPalace have not revealedwhat kind of cancer Charles andCatherine have, nor what theprognosis is. 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