Are we all guilty? The Princess of Wales’s news that she is suffering from cancer should perhaps be a lesson to all those who spread false rumours about her absence from public life.
The shame of the gossips after Kate’s message
Missed: The Princess of Wales has not made any official appearances since January. Glossary
abdominal - Relating to the abdomen, the part of the body known commonly as the belly or the tummy.
Cancer - A disease in which some of the body's cells grow in an uncontrollable way. There are lots of different types of cancer.
Rumours - A story that is being told, but nobody knows if it is really true or not. Gossip.
Cosmetic surgery - Surgery that is done to change someone's looks, rather than for health reasons.
chemotherapy - A treatment for cancer that uses powerful drugs to kill cells.
Archbishop of Canterbury - Although the head of the Church of England is the Queen, the Archbishop is the most senior bishop and symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican communion.