It was pretty clear from comments and feedback over the weekend that many people feel quite angry about the way Princess Catherine, the Princess of Wales, has been treated.

We now know the real reason she's been absent for public life in the month since her abdominal surgery and is whirled away from the conspiracy theories and frenzy speculation.

In January, I underwent major abdominal surgery in London and at the the time it was thought that my condition was non-cancerous.

The surgery was successful, however tests after the operation found cancer had been present.

This, of course, came as a huge shock, and William and I have been doing everything we can to process and manage this

privately for the sake of our young family. It has taken us time to explain everything to George

Charlotte and Louis in a way that's appropriate for them and to reassure them that I'm going to be

okay. Well, first, I think Kate deserves enormous credit for delivering that statement with such

poise, grace and composure.

And yes, courage.

This is a woman who's been at the centre of an absolute firestorm for months, baited by trolls,

mercilessly mocked by so-called comedians and TV stars, all while recovering from surgery,

managing a spate of crises in the royal family,

and we now know fighting cancer. It's been a pitch-perfect illustration of why she's so beloved

and popular across the world. And if anyone knows her an apology, I would suggest it's people like

this. Isn't their motto, never complain, never explained? That's right. And they had her

explaining on

Twitter?

Yes, there is a

non-zero chance

she died 18 months

ago.

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