A British TV presenter and former reality TV star is facing harsh backlash after she shared her thoughts on Kate Middleton’s appearance over the weekend, questioning why the Princess of Wales is “aging so much.”
Good morning, Britain Panelist Narinder Kaur posed the question on X (formerly Twitter), where he retweeted an article about Middleton’s attendance at a Remembrance Sunday event in London.
“Real question – why has Kate aged so much? Isn’t she only 42? Is she a smoker? It’s the only explanation,” Kaur, 51, wrote in the now-deleted post.
The backlash was immediate, with Middleton’s fans calling Kaur “disgusting”, “repulsive” and “vile”, and pointing out that the princess, who recently completed chemotherapy for cancer, is a busy mother of three and that everyone is aging.
Kaur initially stepped up her efforts, responding to one person’s criticism by writing: “My brother has cancer… and he doesn’t age like this.”
Soon after, however, Ex Big Brother UK The contestant took to the social media platform to apologize.
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“Yes. It seems like people took this the wrong way. It was a real request. My brother had chemo. He didn’t age. He died. I apologize if it was insensitive or just plain wrong. Hands up. I’m sorry,” Kaur wrote.
On Monday, Kaur posted a lengthy video defending herself and saying that although she believes she could have done better, she was surprised by the backlash she received.
“I thought I’d do a quick video instead of tweet after tweet, because it’s getting so silly – as if it wasn’t silly enough already. You posted a stupid tweet. That wasn’t my intention, it wasn’t my intention to be malicious or bad or anything like that. I’m not, anyone knows me. It was stupid to ask about old age. “I admitted it, raised my hand and apologized if it caused any offence.”
She added: “The only people who felt insulted were because many people on Twitter and social media asked exactly what I asked for but they did not receive the sexual, racist and violent abuse I did from accounts bearing the flags of the EDL and the unions.” Disgusting abuse.
“She’s about to take a year off from work. Of course it has to take its toll… Kate has a lot of privilege there. I’m not excusing my tweet but I’m saying you’re all mad at me, but you’re not mad at the fact that her husband (Prince William) is the father of Her husband (King Charles III) benefited from cancer “charities,” continued Corr.
Middleton quietly returned to work last September, about six months after she revealed to the world that she had cancer and was undergoing chemotherapy.
Her return to royal duties in September came shortly after she shared a video on social media, announcing that she had completed chemotherapy.
The princess has remained largely absent from public life in 2024, stepping back from her royal duties and appearances to focus on her health.
She has only performed a handful of events in an official capacity this year – in June she appeared at Trooping the Colour, the official celebration of King Charles’ birthday, and in the summer she appeared at Wimbledon alongside her daughter Princess Charlotte and sister Pippa Middleton. .
Catherine, Princess of Wales, on court to present the trophy to the winner of the men’s final on day 14 of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships at the All England Tennis and Croquet Club on July 14, 2024 in London, England.
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Sunday’s appearance at the commemorative event marked her first back-to-back royal appearance this year. On Saturday, she joined the royal family at the Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall.
Since marrying into the royal family in 2011, Middleton has not missed a single year of official ceremony.
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