BBC Breakfast viewers fume over 'disrespectful' coverage of Kate Middleton's cancer diagnosis
23.03.2024 - 23:23
/ dailyrecord.co.uk
BBC Breakfast fans have slammed the extensive coverage of Kate Middleton's cancer diagnosis on the show after the Princess of Wales asked for privacy following her shock announcement.
The 42-year-old royal said she is undergoing preventative chemotherapy and asked for "space and privacy" during this difficult time.
Kate revealed her cancer was discovered after her major abdominal surgery in January which came as a huge shock to the family.
On Saturday morning, BBC Breakfast had people reporting from outside Windsor Castle with viewers slamming the show online for going against the princess' privacy wishes, the Mirror reports.
One person wrote: "Why have the BBC got reporter outside Windsor castle the princess of wales made a statement nobody is going to come out to speak to the reporter leave the woman alone to get on with her treatment."
Another angry user fumed: "The BBC is giving this wall to wall coverage. Sending reporters to Windsor, Kensington Palace, etc. This is so disrespectful to Kate and typical of the BBC."
A third echoed the sentiment, posting on X: "Doing 13 minutes on Kate's Cancer on @bbcbreakfast is not "extending privacy" to the Princess of Wales' family. @newswatchbbc."
The mother-of-three publicly announced her cancer diagnosis in televised video message before Friday evening's Six O'Clock News.
In her video message, the Princess of Wales explained: "In January, I underwent major abdominal surgery in London and at 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."
She continued: "My medical team therefore advised that I should undergo a course of preventative chemotherapy and I am now in the early