Following weeks of hysterical guesswork, the shocking announcement that Catherine, Princess of Wales, has cancer was finally accepted by the British public on Saturday, with many applauding her bravery.
Some chastised the rumors that circulated during her absence.
In a very intimate video that was made public on Friday, Catherine shared the news, coming only weeks after King Charles III announced that she, too, is facing cancer.
With two of the most senior members of the British monarchy battling serious illnesses at the same time, the forthright confession has left the monarchy in crisis.
Charles 17 months into his reign when Buckingham Palace announced in February he would be cancelling all public engagements led tributes to his “beloved daughter-in-law”.
The ailing 75-year-old monarch spoke of his pride in “her courage in speaking as she did”.
Following other warm words from Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and the White House, British newspapers hailed the courage of the 42-year-old wife of Prince William, heir to the throne.
“Kate, you are not alone” read the front of The Sun. The tabloid said it was “hugely comforting” to hear Kate say she was getting stronger.
“Perhaps the world will now appreciate why so much secrecy surrounded her surgery in January,” it added.
The Daily Mail tabloid denounced the “social media trolls who have been peddling disgusting conspiracy theories to explain her absence from public life.”
