Kim Kardashian is yet to address backlash to her Kim Kardashian joke (Picture: Backgrid)
Kim Kardashian is staying silent after making an ill-thought-out joke about Kate Middleton before the royal revealed her cancer diagnosis.

Social media users took to the internet this weekend to express their embarrassment over their earlier jokes, which were posted amid the ‘Katespiracy’ photoshop speculation.

The memes were posted in the weeks before Kate revealed publicly she was receiving chemotherapy for cancer, with the likes of Blake Lively issuing grovelling apologies and admitting she was ‘mortified’ to have engaged in the speculation on Kate’s whereabouts.

However, despite also receiving backlash for mocking Kate’s ‘Photoshop fail’ scandal, reality star Kim is yet to respond.

Kim was slammed earlier this month for posting a photo of herself posing alongside a car with the caption: ‘On my way to go find Kate.’

She was branded ‘idiotic’ by her followers, who also accused her of ‘stirring up drama’.

Kim was slammed for her ‘idiotic’ post (Picture: Instagram)

The reality star mocked the speculation about Kate’s whereabouts (Picture: Instagram)
The same day Kate revealed her cancer to the world (Friday, March 22), Kim stepped out to a bunch of paparazzi when leaving her son Saint’s soccer game, as captured in video footage by Mail Online.

As she climbed into the car, one photographer asked: ‘Any comments on Kate?’, to which Kim remained quiet, driving off without a word.

It’s unclear if Kim simply didn’t hear the question asked of her, but she has yet to make any edits to her Kate Insta post.

She wasn’t the only celebrity engaging in the jokes, of course, and now many have switched to issuing messages of support for the Princess of Wales.

After weeks of rumours, Kate, 42, revealed her widely-reported absence had been due to her undergoing treatment as part of the treatment after abdominal surgery earlier this year.

The announcement left Gossip Girl actress Blake reeling, after she originally shared new campaign pictures for her drinks brand and said she was sorry for being ‘MIA’ and teased about the snaps being ‘Photoshopped’.

Blake Lively has apologised for making jokes about the Photoshop scandal (Picture: Gilbert Carrasquillo/GC Images)

Kate Middleton announced she is undergoing cancer treatment (Picture: BBC Studios/PA Wire)

Blake’s ‘Photoshop fail’ apology hasn’t gone down well (Picture: Instagram)
Taking to her Instagram story, Blake, 36, wrote: ‘I’m sure no one cares today but I feel like I have to acknowledge this. I made a silly post around the “Photoshop fails” frenzy, and oh man, that post has me mortified today.

‘I’m sorry. Sending love and well wishes to all, always.’

She has since deleted the post promoting her mocktail brand, which had the comment: ‘Haters will say it’s Photoshop.’

However, some fans weren’t impressed by her ‘cruddy’ apology and complained in the comments to the mum of four.

‘Bit of a mediocre apology to the British monarchy! When you clearly wanted your privacy but mocked others when they wanted it. Shame on you!!’, wrote Mona Gwns.

Rebecca Reuter added: ‘That’s one pathetic “apology”. Pride comes before a fall. Don’t be surprised by the backlash.’

Both King Charles and Kate have recently revealed cancer diagnoses (Picture: Chris Jackson/Pool Photo via AP, File)
‘Boo. You taking down that post after keeping it for a whole week and writing a petty excuse on your stories won’t work. We have the receipts’, scathed Gabi Conac.

Many complained that the statement belittled the seriousness of Kate’s health issues and didn’t include an actual ‘apology’ to the ill mother.

Some also defended Blake, though, stating that engaging with a viral meme is common marketing now and people needed to ‘calm down’.

Mila Grace praised: ‘I honestly find it notable. I was disappointed at first too, but owning up to it and deleting the post was the right move and I have respect for her calling herself out on a world stage.’

‘Lol she made a “joke” by having one photo that was poorly photoshopped. It was a light hearted joke made before anyone knew about the diagnosis’, defended user textmire.

Kate’s personal life became heavily speculated upon, especially after an edited image of her and the kids went viral on Mother’s Day.