Dublin Airport urged to apologise over Kate tweet
TUV man slams ‘disgusting’ mock-up of royals looking ‘happy and relaxed’
DUBLIN Airport has been urged to apologise and remove a social media post “mocking” the Princess of Wales.
The photoshopped image of Kate and husband William was posted a week ago and remains on its feed, even after the future Queen revealed her cancer diagnosis on Friday.
A TUV councillor said it was “disgusting” and has urged the airport to remove it.
Kate announced she is in the early stages of cancer treatment after being diagnosed following major abdominal surgery in December.
It followed speculation about her whereabouts, which intensified after irregularities were spotted in a Mother’s Day photograph of Kate and her children.
On March 19, Dublin Airport shared an edited photo of Kate with William inside the airport on its X page. Sharing the post, it wrote: “Great to see passengers looking so happy and relaxed this morning.”
TUV councillor Allister Kyle said he has written to the airport complaining that the image is in “poor taste” and should be removed.
The Causeway Coast representative said: “I have today written to Dublin Airport to register my protest at their decision to mock Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales who is currently recovering from cancer.
“We have all been profoundly moved by the Princess’s bravery in going public about something which is deeply personal and something which she and her family need to deal with away from the glare of the media.
“To say, therefore, that it is in poor taste for the official X (formally Twitter) account of Dublin Airport to still be displaying a tweet mocking the Princess and her husband is an understatement.
“Dublin Airport have come in for considerable criticism on X and have disabled replies to that particular post. Disgracefully, however, it has been left up.
“It is time for Dublin Airport to remove this disgusting post, explain how it ever appeared, what action will be taken against those responsible and apologise to their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales.”
Dublin Airport has been asked for a response.
Meanwhile, Irish singer Linda Nolan has said people who mocked or shared untruths about Kate before her cancer treatment was revealed should apologise.
The singer (65), who was a member of family pop group The Nolans, is also being treated for cancer.
Apologies have come from figures including actress Blake Lively and columnist Sarah Vine following Kate’s cancer diagnosis announcement.
Ms Nolan told ITV’S Good Morning Britain: “Of course they should say sorry. But, you know, sorry is an easy word to say sometimes and they may be doing it because other people are doing it.
“They should never have even thought it in the first place, to put down lies and horrible words. Sorry doesn’t cut it sometimes.”
In the video message released on Friday, Kate said she was in the early stages of preventative chemotherapy following surgery.
Discussing the announcement and whether the senior royal should have disclosed more, Linda added: “I think she did right. I think we all wondered what type of cancer it was. I think she did well, in the fact that she told us when she didn’t have to.
“Who says they have to tell us their life story? They are doing their jobs. If she wants to keep it secret, then that’s how she’s going to handle it and good luck to her.”
The singer was initially diagnosed with breast cancer in 2005 and the disease resurfaced in 2017 and has since spread to her brain, bones and liver.
Addressing Kate’s message in her video that people struggling with cancer are not alone, Nolan said: “I thought it was perfect. I’m suffering myself and I listened, and I took everything in, and she’s so right for someone who has been diagnosed.”