Actor and entrepreneur Blake Energetic mentioned she’s “mortified” about her joke about Kate Middleton‘s “Photoshop fails” — with the apology coming after the Princess of Wales confirmed Friday that she has undergone remedy for most cancers.

“I’m positive nobody cares immediately however I really feel like I’ve to acknowledge this,” Energetic mentioned in a message shared Friday on her Instagram account. “I made a foolish put up across the ‘photoshop fails’ frenzy, and oh man, that put up has me mortified immediately. I’m sorry. Sending love and nicely needs to all, all the time.”

On March 15, Energetic had posted a comically edited photograph selling her Betty Buzz beverage line, exhibiting her sitting poolside with a can of Betty Booze with an enlarged thumb and a lemon floating above her head. Within the since-deleted Instagram put up, Energetic had written, “I’m so excited to share this new photograph I simply took immediately to announce our 4 new @bettybuzz & @bettybooze merchandise! Now why I’ve been MIA.”

That was a reference to visible anomalies in a photograph launched March 10 by the Royal Household depicting Middleton and her three youngsters, which prompted AP and different information companies to drag the picture from their companies. Middleton subsequently acknowledged, “Like many beginner photographers, I do often experiment with modifying.” The controversy led to fevered hypothesis about Middleton’s extended absence from the general public eye. Amid conspiracy theories in regards to the princess’ whereabouts, celebs together with Jimmy Kimmel and Jamie Lee Curtis referred to as on individuals to respect Middleton’s privateness.

In a video assertion launched Friday, Middleton mentioned her most cancers prognosis was found following stomach surgical procedure and he or she is now within the “early levels” of preventative chemotherapy. “It has been an extremely powerful couple of months for our whole household, however I’ve had a improbable medical crew who’ve taken nice care of me, for which I’m so grateful,” Middleton mentioned within the video.

Right here is Energetic’s apology that she posted on Instagram Tales: