The Duke and Duchess of Sussex issued a message to the Princess of Wales following her shock announcement on Friday.

Fans are calling out Prince Harry and Meghan Markle for their message to Princess Kate following her cancer reveal on Friday evening.

The Princess of Wales shared a heartfelt message on Friday as she spoke about undergoing a course of “preventative chemotherapy” after doctors found cancer had been present during an abdominal procedure in January.

She is said to have a positive mindset for her recovery and is in good spirits, describing herself as “well and getting strong every day”.

Following the announcement, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex issued a statement, saying: “We wish health and healing for Kate and the family, and hope they are able to do so privately and in peace.”

But some royal fans were not happy with the somewhat brief statement, arguing the Sussexes should have referred to Kate as “Catherine” and used royal titles in the official message.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle issued a statement wishing Kate ‘health and healing’ (Image: Getty)

One person wrote: “Calling Catherine ‘Kate’ what arrogant a******* these two are.” Another said: “They can keep their statement.”

A third added: “Back in the day, Harry called her Cath… wonder where Kate came from?”

Other statements from the Royal Family have referred to Kate as “Catherine”. King Charles said he was “so proud of Catherine for her courage” in a heartfelt message.

Kensington Palace captioned the video filmed at Windsor Castle as: “A message from Catherine, the Princess of Wales.”

Though the Princess of Wales is widely referred to as Kate, in official statements from the Palace she is always referred to as “Catherine”.

Fans have said Harry and Meghan should have adhered to these rules, with another writing on X: “Close family of the Princess of Wales don’t call her Kate but Catherine. Harry and Meghan are mean grifters.”

A source today claimed that Harry and Meghan had “no idea” of Kate’s cancer diagnosis until she broke the news herself.

They told the New York Post : “They had no idea, and only learnt of the news around the same time the rest of the world found out. This goes to show the irreparable damage they have caused.”