{"id":2207601,"date":"2024-03-27T15:59:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-27T19:59:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stephen-colbert-expresses-remorse-stops-short-of-apologizing-for-jokes-about-princess-kate\/"},"modified":"2024-03-27T16:09:18","modified_gmt":"2024-03-27T20:09:18","slug":"stephen-colbert-expresses-remorse-stops-short-of-apologizing-for-jokes-about-princess-kate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stephen-colbert-expresses-remorse-stops-short-of-apologizing-for-jokes-about-princess-kate\/","title":{"rendered":"Stephen Colbert expresses regret but falls shy of issuing an apology for his jokes about Princess Kate"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fstephen-colbert-expresses-remorse-stops-short-of-apologizing-for-jokes-about-princess-kate%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2207601&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Stephen Colbert expressed remorse but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gone-off-a-cliff-dems-grapple-with-anti-semitism-ahead-of-israeli-presidents-visit\/\" title=\"Dems struggle with anti-Semitism before Israeli President's visit.\">stopped \u2062short<\/a> of apologizing to Kate Middleton for making jokes about her disappearance and spreading \u2063wild conspiracies\u2064 while \u200dshe was privately battling\u200c cancer. During his show, Colbert acknowledged the sensitivity of the situation around Princess Kate&#8217;s health\u200b and conveyed well wishes for her recovery. Stephen Colbert expressed regret but refrained from issuing a formal apology to Kate\u200c Middleton \u2063for his inappropriate jokes during her private battle with cancer. In a show of \u200backnowledgment, Colbert extended well wishes for Princess Kate&#8217;s recovery, recognizing the\u200d sensitivity of her health situation.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/stephen-colbert\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Stephen Colbert<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> expressed remorse but stopped short of apologizing to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/kate-middleton\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kate Middleton<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> for making jokes about her disappearance and spreading wild conspiracies while she was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/norm-macdonald-dies-at-age-61\/\" title=\"Norm MacDonald Dies At Age 61\">privately battling cancer<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>During the talk show CBS host\u2019s opening monologue on \u201cThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert,\u201d he acknowledged that the Princess of Wales\u2019s whereabouts had been top of mind.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Colbert had repeatedly made jokes about Princess Kate\u2019s disappearance and rumors that her husband Prince William had an affair, fueling online conspiracies. Last week in a video statement, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/kate-middleton-announces-cancer-diagnosis\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Middleton<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> broke her silence on her health status after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/barrasso-announces-hell-be-out-from-senate-this-week-after-undergoing-abdominal-surgery\/\" title=\"Barrasso to leave Senate this week post abdominal surgery\">undergoing abdominal surgery<\/a> in January, revealing she was diagnosed with cancer and is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/putin-will-lose-power-end-up-in-sanatorium-by-2023-former-spy-chief-predicts\/\" title=\"Putin Will Lose Power, End Up In Sanatorium By 2023, Former Spy Chief Predicts\">undergoing chemotherapy<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cAnd for the last six weeks to two months, everybody has been talking about the mystery of Kate Middleton\u2019s disappearance from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-purge-has-begun-where-it-stops-nobody-knows\/\" title=\"The Purge Has Begun. Where It Stops, Nobody Knows.\">public life<\/a>,\u201d Colbert said. \u201cAnd two weeks ago, we did some jokes about that mystery and all the attendant fru-fra in the reporting about that.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cAnd when I made those jokes, that upset some people, and even before her diagnosis was revealed, and I can understand that,\u201d he added. \u201cA lot of my jokes have upset people in the past, and I\u2019m sure some of my jokes will upset people in the future. But there\u2019s a standard that I try to hold myself to, and that is I do not make light of somebody else\u2019s tragedy.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cNow, I don\u2019t know whether her prognosis is a tragic one, she\u2019s the future Queen of England and I assume she\u2019s going to get the best possible medical care,\u201d Colbert continued. \u201cBut regardless of what it is, I know, and I\u2019m sure many of you, far too many of us know, that any cancer diagnosis of any kind is harrowing for the patient and for their family. And though I\u2019m sure they don\u2019t need it from me, I and everyone here at \u2018The Late Show\u2019 would like to extend our well wishes and heartfelt hope that her recovery is swift and thorough.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In one episode earlier this month, Colbert <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">took affair rumors public when he mentioned on the show that \u201cinternet sleuths are guessing that Kate\u2019s absence may be related to her husband and the future king of England, William, having an affair.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1711624021971000&#038;usg=AOvVaw1PsD9ubifrvbeusazFoLDO\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cSo, I think we all know who the alleged other woman is. Say it with me \u2013\u2013 the Marchioness of Cholmondeley \u2013\u2013 what a beautiful name!\u201d he added, mentioning Lady Rose Hanbury\u2019s full title and mocking her name. \u201cAccording to tabloids back then, when Kate supposedly confronted him about it, he laughed it off, saying there was nothing to it. Always a good response when your wife accuses you of cheating.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In 2019, the Prince of Wales issued a statement slamming the allegations as \u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">false and extremely damaging,\u201d according to The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/tv\/tv-news\/stephen-colbert-apologizes-kate-middleton-1235860205\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hollywood Reporter<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Last week, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/rose-hanbury-responds-to-prince-william-affair-rumors-report\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hanbury<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, through her attorney, called the rumors \u201ccompletely false.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Colbert also mocked the photo fail of Middleton\u2019s family portrait, which the palace later admitted had been edited before being released to news agencies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/rose-hanbury-responds-to-prince-william-affair-rumors-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rose Hanbury Responds To Prince William Affair Rumors:\u00a0Report<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stephen Colbert expressed regret but refrained from formally apologizing to Kate Middleton for his jokes. While addressing the speculation surrounding the princess, Colbert acknowledged the sensitive nature of the situation. 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