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Senior Government figures fear China, Russia and Iran 'are fuelling wild conspiracy theories and disinformation about Kate to destablilise Britain'.
There is growing concern in Whitehall that hostile states could be involved in fuelling wild conspiracy theories and rumours regarding the Princess of Wales' health.
It comes after Kate Middleton announced on Friday that she was having preventative chemotherapy treatment for cancer.
Following the announcement, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak condemned online social media trolls for targeting the Princess in recent weeks.
But despite his intervention, it did not seem to deter people from commenting.
Within minutes of Kate's announcement, trolls began spreading bizarre posts that her video was AI-generated while others criticised her for not going public sooner.
Paddy Harverson, the former official spokesman of Kate and the Prince of Wales, said the online targeting of Kate (pictured) was the worst he had witnessed
The uploads saw trolls doctor Kate's emotional message with the faces of Princess Diana or the Duchess of Sussex to prove how easily a deep fake
