Fans of the royal family are calling on Stephen Colbert to apologize to the Princess of Wales after she announced she was diagnosed with cancer.
On March 13, during an episode of The Late Show, the television host revived a long-standing rumor that Prince William was or is having an affair with royal friend Rose Hanbury, the Marchioness of Cholmondeley.
"The kingdom has been all aflutter by the seeming disappearance of Kate Middleton," he said at the time. "Well now, internet sleuths are guessing that Kate's absence may be related to her husband and the future King of England, William, having an affair."
At the time, the royal family was under intense public scrutiny after Kensington Palace shared what it claimed to be the first official photograph of the princess following her January abdominal surgery. Numerous major news outlets pulled the photograph from circulation after it was found to be digitally altered, prompting the palace to issue a statement from Middleton, who took responsibility for photoshopping the image.
Now that the princess has revealed she is undergoing chemotherapy to treat an unspecificed type of cancer, fans want Colbert to apologize to her and the royal family for theorizing about her condition.
"Well, a lot of people should feel pretty bad now, starting with Stephen Colbert," one person posted on X, formerly known as Twitter.
