The View co-hosts admitted they were wrong after fueling Kate Middleton conspiracy theories ahead of news the Princess of Wales is battling cancer. One host in particular says she’s heeding moderator Whoopi Goldberg’s advice to “mind [her] own damn business” in the future.
Speculation regarding Kate Middleton’s health ran rampant in the weeks before her cancer announcement on March 22, 2024. The Princess of Wales personally addressed her health in a brave video. However, before news broke, The View‘s panelists, sans Whoopi Goldberg, joined others in the media, speculating on Kate’s disappearance from public view for almost two months. But after the Princess of Wales’ remarks, the co-hosts were remorseful regarding their commentary.
Ana Navarro considered it “a teachable moment.” She admits, “The lesson I learned was, when Whoopi Goldberg tells me to mind my own damn business, I will mind my own damn business from now on.”
“I feel awful. Whoopi was right, and I’m guilty of getting into the fun of ‘Where’s Kate?’ and thinking it’s funny and sharing the memes and playing into that,” Alyssa Farrah Griffin shared. “And I forgot something fundamental that we all know, and that is every person — whether it’s a princess, somebody in high privilege, or somebody next to you — is dealing with personal struggles that we have no idea about.”
Goldberg explained her point of refraining from remarks regarding Kate’s health because of her children. “I always think about the kids because the kids are hearing it outside, at school. Yes, even their kids.” She tried to stop her co-hosts’ negative commentary regarding the Princess of Wales “because I don’t want people to misunderstand you. I don’t want them thinking you’re making fun of somebody because they’re ill.”
