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Rishi Sunak: ‘Intense social media scrutiny on brave Kate has been unfair’

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Rishi Sunak praised the Princess of Wales’s “tremendous bravery” after she announced she was undergoing treatment for cancer.

The Prime Minister said Kate had been “unfairly treated” and “subjected to intense scrutiny” in recent weeks and called for her to be given the privacy to focus on her recovery and be with her family.

Kate told others battling the disease “you are not alone”.

In an emotional video message, she spoke about the “huge shock” of the medical development and how her family

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