Blake Lively has issued a scathing apology for making a bad Kate Middleton joke days before the Royal announced she had cancer.
The actress, 36, was slammed by fans after she closed her drinks range on March 13 – taking aim at the photo-editing controversy surrounding a family photo of the Princess of Wales, 42, and her children that was released on Mother’s Day in the UK.
She wrote: ‘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.’
In the wake of Middleton’s announcement of her health crisis on Friday, Lively wrote on Instagram: ‘I’m sure no one cares today, but I feel like I have to acknowledge this.
‘I made a silly post about the ‘photoshop fails’ madness and oh man that post pissed me off today.’
Fans had told Lively she should be ashamed of herself and accused her of hypocrisy for keeping her children’s names and genders secret while ‘mocking’ Kate for wanting privacy.
Lively’s original post has since been removed.
Blake Lively has issued a scathing apology for making a bad Kate Middleton joke days before Royal announced she had cancer (pictured last month)
In the wake of Middleton’s announcement on Friday that she had cancer, Lively wrote on Instagram: ‘I’m sure no one cares today but I feel like I have to acknowledge this
In a deeply personal, unprecedented and emotional video message filmed in Windsor on Wednesday, Kate revealed she has cancer, which was discovered after her abdominal surgery
‘Pardon. Sending love and best wishes to everyone, always.’
Blake was among a number of celebs who made crude rants about Kate’s time off – with Kim Kardashian, Andy Cohen and John Oliver all making light of the drama.
From Instagram posts to ill-informed late nights, they cast doubt on whether it was really the princess seen with Prince William in a farm shop, jokingly comparing her to ‘Weekend at Bernies’.
No one – except Blake – has retracted their comments since Kate’s sad announcement.
Kardashian has been slammed by fans for her ‘on the way to find Kate’ Instagram post – just days before the royal announced she was battling cancer.
On Sunday, Kardashian, 43, shared photos posing next to her sports car as she weighed in on speculation about the Princess of Wales’ whereabouts – but the post was met with an avalanche of criticism after Middleton revealed her diagnosis on Friday.
Angry followers flooded the comments section, writing: ‘You should take this down!’, ‘Kate Middleton has cancer Kim’ and ‘She’s getting cancer treatment… it doesn’t age well.’
Others wrote: ‘Preoccupied with getting treatment for the cancer she has been diagnosed with’; ‘I wanted to take it down and apologize, she has cancer’; “take down your funny post about kate!” – before labeling Kardashian a ‘snake’.
The actress, 36, was slammed by fans after she closed her drinks range on March 13 – taking aim at the image editing controversy surrounding a family photo of the Princess of Wales, 42, and her children. She wrote: ‘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’
At the time of publication, Kardashian’s post remains live with the caption unedited.
Before the diagnosis was revealed, Kardashian commentators had already branded the star ‘classless’, ‘tacky’ and ‘clueless’ to fuel speculation about Kate’s whereabouts following her stomach surgery.
In a deeply personal, unprecedented and emotional video message filmed in Windsor on Wednesday, Kate revealed the news had come as a ‘huge shock’ and that she and William ‘have done everything we can to process and manage this privately for guilt. of our young family’.
It came just days after she was seen smiling with Prince William as they left their favorite farm shop close to their Windsor home, and she said her husband had been ‘a great source of comfort and reassurance’ during her cancer battle.
From a bench surrounded by daffodils and spring flowers, the future queen said: ‘It has taken us time to explain everything to George, Charlotte and Louis in a way that is suitable for them and to reassure them that I will be OK.
Kim Kardashian hit a big bum when she captioned an Instagram post with: ‘On my way to find Kate’. Maybe she could pick up some dignity down there in the gutter?
Angry followers flooded the comments section, writing: ‘You should take this down!’, ‘Kate Middleton has cancer Kim’ and ‘She’s on cancer treatment… it doesn’t age well’
‘As I have told them; I feel good and get stronger every day by focusing on the things that will help me heal; in my mind, body and spirit.
‘Having William by my side is also a great source of comfort and reassurance. As well as the love, support and kindness shown by so many of you. It means so much to both of us.’
Catherine’s cancer was only discovered after she underwent major stomach surgery at the London Clinic in January. Kensington Palace has said it will not share details about what type of cancer the princess has or what stage it is, and has asked people not to speculate.
The king – who is also currently undergoing cancer treatment himself – and the queen were both informed of the news.
“In a statement tonight, His Majesty said he is ‘so proud of Catherine for her courage in speaking out as she did’ and remains in ‘closest contact with his beloved daughter-in-law’.
Lively’s joke took aim at this picture of the Princess of Wales with her children in her Mother’s Day portrait, which ignited controversy and the Royal said she had edited
The Princess of Wales said her family (pictured together on December 25) ‘need time, space and privacy while I complete my treatment’
The King and Queen said they ‘will continue to offer their love and support to the whole family through this difficult time’.
It is not known whether Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were told ahead of the 5pm announcement.
“We wish health and healing to Kate and the family and hope they are able to do so privately and in peace,” the couple said in a brief statement to Harper’s Bazaar.
Harry, who once described Kate as the ‘big sister I never had’ and affectionately called her ‘Cath’, is estranged from his brother and sister-in-law. It remains to be seen whether he will fly back to the UK to see her.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said the Princess of Wales has ‘the love and support of the whole country’ as her cancer battle was revealed tonight, with well wishes pouring in from across the globe, including from the White House, where Joe Biden is ‘incredibly sad to hear about the news’. Her bravery in revealing her cancer to the world has also been praised.