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Mar 23, 2024 7:41 PM UTC  Kate Middleton news: Blake Lively, seen here in February, is among the public figures who have apologised to the Princess of Wales for engaging in online speculation and jokes ahead of her cancer diagnosis being revealed. Kate Middleton news: Blake Lively, seen here in February, is among the public figures who have apologised to the Princess of Wales for engaging in online speculation and jokes ahead of her cancer diagnosis being revealed.Taylor Hill—Getty Images by [Mallory Moench](https://time.com/author/mallory-moench/) ## Mallory Moench Moench was a reporter for TIME, based in the London bureau. Mar 23, 2024 7:41 PM UTC Kate Middleton, Princess of Wales, [announced her cancer diagnosis](https://time.com/6959819/kate-middleton-cancer-diagnosis/) on Friday, ending [weeks of scrutiny](https://time.com/6899819/kate-middleton-appearances-surgery/) about her health and whereabouts and prompting some to express remorse about previously making jokes amid the media and public frenzy. In January, Kate was hospitalized for two weeks for a planned abdominal surgery, after which post-operative tests revealed cancer had been present. She began undergoing [“preventative chemotherapy"](https://time.com/6959909/kate-middleton-preventive-chemotherapy/) in late February, but didn’t tell the world until March 22\. In the interim, she [edited a U.K. Mother’s Day photograph](https://time.com/6899310/kate-middleton-speaks-out-new-picture-after-surgery/) of herself and her three children which was posted on social media and later retracted by news agencies, inciting more speculation and prompting her to apologize “for any confusion” caused. Actor Blake Lively was among many online who poked fun at the photo-editing saga [while promoting ](https://people.com/blake-lively-kate-middleton-photoshop-new-betty-buzz-products-8610010)new flavors for her Betty Buzz drinks line, by sharing an over-the-top edited photo of herself featuring her product. Kim Kardashian also [posted a picture on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/p/C4lwwOYSpW-/?img%5Findex=1) of herself standing next to a car, with the caption, "On my way to go find Kate," making reference to the ["Where's Kate?" trend](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/mar/20/where-is-katemiddleton-theories-kate-whereabouts-go-global). After Kate’s cancer diagnosis reveal, some issued public apologies. Lively [posted on her Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/blakelively/) story that she had made a “silly post around the ‘Photoshop fails’ frenzy, and oh man, that post has me mortified today. I’m sorry. Sending love and well wishes to all, always.” U.K. political commentator Owen Jones also expressed remorse, [writing on X, formerly Twitter,](https://x.com/OwenJones84/status/1771237279274545429?s=20) after Kate’s announcement: “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.” Some on social media have urged apologies from other celebrities and online conspiracists who engaged with rumors about Kate during her public absence. Royal commentator and journalist Jennie Bond criticized conspiracy theorists and mainstream media for its part in the rumor mill in an interview with [PBS NewsHour](https://x.com/NewsHour/status/1771305383899898055?s=20). “I think we as a society should take a long look at ourselves, because the trolls on the internet have put about the most ridiculous conspiracy theories consistently, and we, the mass media, actually, have given some of those theories airtime, which I think is entirely wrong,” Bond said. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/6959996/kate-middleton-cancer-diagnosis-celebrities-apologize-speculation-jokes/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/6959996/kate-middleton-cancer-diagnosis-celebrities-apologize-speculation-jokes/"},"headline":"Blake Lively Leads Apologies For Kate Middleton Jokes After Cancer Diagnosis Reveal","datePublished":"2024-03-23T19:41:13.000Z","dateModified":"2026-08-04T07:48:47.974Z","description":"Kate Middleton's cancer diagnosis news has prompted some to express remorse about jokes made amid the public frenzy before her announcement.","url":"https://time.com/6959996/kate-middleton-cancer-diagnosis-celebrities-apologize-speculation-jokes/","keywords":["celebrities","News Desk"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt693c5a823bf01218/698a551a9d83e85a5fb99e63/GettyImages-2009154265.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Mallory Moench","jobTitle":"Moench was a reporter for TIME, based in the London bureau.","url":"https://time.com/author/mallory-moench/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt693c5a823bf01218/698a551a9d83e85a5fb99e63/GettyImages-2009154265.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Michael Kors - February 2024 New York Fashion Week","caption":"Michael Kors - February 2024 New York Fashion Week","creditText":"Taylor Hill—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/celebrities/","name":"celebrities"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/6959996/kate-middleton-cancer-diagnosis-celebrities-apologize-speculation-jokes/","name":"Blake Lively Leads Apologies For Kate Middleton Jokes After Cancer Diagnosis Reveal"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Kate, Princess of Wales, Says She Has Cancer and is Undergoing Chemotherapy","description":"Kate Middleton announced on Friday that she was diagnosed with cancer following a surgery earlier this year and is undergoing what she called “preventative” chemotherapy.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/b4DhRPU2/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2024-03-22T18:40:38.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/b4DhRPU2.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/6959996/kate-middleton-cancer-diagnosis-celebrities-apologize-speculation-jokes/","duration":"PT2M13S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/6959996/kate-middleton-cancer-diagnosis-celebrities-apologize-speculation-jokes/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```