A number of celebrities have publicly apologised after the Princess of Wales revealed her cancer diagnosis. On Friday evening, Kate, 42, ann...
A number of celebrities have publicly apologised after the Princess of Wales revealed her cancer diagnosis.
On Friday evening, Kate, 42, announced in a video that she has been diagnosed with cancer and is undergoing a course of preventative chemotherapy.
In the clip, which was recorded on Wednesday, she said the diagnosis had come as a "huge shock" and that she and the Prince of Wales were doing "everything to manage this privately for the sake of our young family".
Her announcement put an end to weeks of online conspiracy theories about her condition after she underwent abdominal surgery in January, delaying a return to public life.
Thousands of social media users spread speculation about the princess, particularly after she released a Mother's Day photo of her and her children that she later admitted had been edited.
But among those to join in were a number of celebrities, some of whom have apologised since Kate's emotional announcement.
Blake Lively
Actress Blake Lively was one of the first celebrities to apologise in the wake of Kate's announcement.
The 36-year-old star, who is married to actor Ryan Reynolds, published an apology on her Instagram page.
Lively wrote: "I'm sure no one cares today but I feel like I have to acknowledge this.
"I made a silly post around the 'Photoshop fails' frenzy, and oh man, that post has me mortified today. I'm sorry."
Lively had previously made a reference to Kate's Mother's Day photo in a post on 13 March in which she promoted her drinks range.
She had written: "I'm so excited to share this new photo I just took today to announce our 4 new @bettybuzz & @bettybooze products! Now you know why I've been MIA."
Owen Jones
Left-wing political commentator Owen Jones said sorry for speculating about Kate before her cancer diagnosis announcement.
Within minutes of the release of Kate's video, Jones apologised on X, formerly Twitter, for his previous comments about the Mother's Day photo.
Jones, who quit the Labour Party earlier this week, posted: "As someone who speculated on this without considering it could be a serious health condition, I’m very ashamed to be honest, and all the very best to her."
In another tweet, he said: "I speculated over the photo being faked without considering that the reason might be a health condition."
Kerry Katona
Reality TV personality Kerry Katona, 43, also apologised for spreading conspiracy theories about the princess.
Katona told The Sun: "There were so many conspiracy theories. I'll hold my hands up.
"I think I was one of them as well you know it was like the Royal Family are our family.
"Everyone thinks that they know who you are as a true person and I just feel like we've all gone down this rabbit hole and I got sucked in."
'Absolutely ashamed'
There have been calls for Kim Kardashian to issue her own apology to the princess after the reality TV star made a joke about the situation earlier this month.
In a post on her Instagram page last Saturday, Kardashian wrote: "On my way to go find Kate."
Following the princess's announcement on Friday evening, Kardashian's Instagram post was flooded with comments from angry users demanding that she apologise.
Meanwhile, broadcaster Piers Morgan, criticised those who had spread conspiracy theories about the princess, writing on X: "People on here shrieking 'LEAVE KATE ALONE!' when they have spent the past few weeks spewing insane conspiracy theories about her is beyond parody.
"Shut up, you shameless hypocrites."
And former BBC royal correspondent Jennie Bond told Sky News: “I hope that those social media trolls who have peddled such ghastly hurtful theories will now realise what they've done and be absolutely ashamed of themselves."
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