Cancer community slams ‘appalling ignorance’ of people commenting on Catherine’s appearance [Video]

When Catherine, Princess of Wales, smiled at the crowds at Trooping the Colour last weekend, her first public appearance since December, the general reaction online could perhaps best be characterized with two statements:

No. 1: She looks great. No. 2: Why?

It had been nearly three months since Catherine revealed she was undergoing preventative chemotherapy for an undisclosed type of cancer discovered after an abdominal surgery in January. Since Christmas, the public hadn’t seen Catherine — other than two photos and one pre-recorded video released by Kensington Palace on social media.

One of those photos, released last Friday, was actually an announcement and health update confirming that Catherine, 42, would be attending King Charles’s official birthday celebration in London, also known as Trooping the Colour.

Then, on Saturday, Catherine appeared as promised, waving, smiling and described on both social media and traditional media as “radiant,” “gorgeous” and “elegant.” Her return to the public eye has been called triumphant, and “the …