Another insider added: "Kate believed people would be supportive given all she has faced this past year. It left her badly shaken – at one stage she even wondered how much more she could endure and stopped Googling things about herself." Kate revealed in early 2024 she had been diagnosed with cancer, later confirming she was in remission. Yet the debate over her hair, sources say, has been a reminder of the harsh scrutiny that comes with her position. Instead, trolls tore her apart over something as trivial as hair color – and it left her disheartened."