The White House has issued a statement following the sad news of Princess Kate’s cancer diagnosis.
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre opened her briefing with reporters moments after news of Kate undergoing cancer treatment broke. “We just heard the terrible news,” Jean-Pierre said.
She called for respecting the princess’ privacy.
Jean-Pierre said she didn’t have anything to share on conversations between President Joe Biden and the Royal Family, and suggested that she found out about the new the same way the rest of the public did.
“We are incredibly sad to hear of the news,” Jean-Pierre said. “We are taking this in, this terrible news, as all of you are.”
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