
Pop Star Explains Why She Broke Royal Protocol To Hug Kate Middleton
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The singer said she hugged the royal though she "was briefed not to."
Jessie J shared a meaningful moment with Kate Middleton earlier this month, as the two embraced at the Royal Variety Performance on Nov. 19.
The encounter was particularly poignant, as both the singer and Princess of Wales are recent cancer survivors.
Jessie J, whose real name is Jessica Cornish, opened up about the two’s meeting in an interview with “Good Morning America” on Friday.
“Did Princess Kate say anything to you, mom to mom?” asked Maggie Rulli, foreign correspondent for ABC News.
“She just said, ‘Thank you, I know you’ve gone through a tough time,’” Jessie J shared. “I said, ‘I know you have too.’ I just said, ‘I want to acknowledge that, mum to mum, cancer survivor to cancer survivor. I see you, and I feel you. Can I give you a hug?’ She said, ‘Of course you can.’”













