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China, Russia and Iran 'behind wild conspiracy theories about Princess of Wales' in attempt to destabilise Britain

China, Russia and Iran are behind the online slurs against the Princess of Wales to try and destabilise Britain, sources have claimed.

Hostile states spread wild conspiracy theories and online rumours about Princess Kate's whereabouts following her absence from the public eye since Christmas, senior government figures believe. Both Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Labour leader Keir Starmer led condemnation of "lurid speculation" about Kate and the "intense scrutiny" she was subject to on social media. Kate was admitted to hospital for abdominal surgery on January 16 and at the time her condition was thought to be non-cancerous but tests after the successful operation found cancer, the type of which has not been disclosed.

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