, March 25 -- Former British royal spokesman Paddy Harverson has urged the public to allow the Prince and Princess of Wales, William and Catherine, the necessary time and space to recuperate following Catherine's recent cancer diagnosis.

Harverson, who had worked for the couple, defended how Kensington Palace handled the news, reports BBC.

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"This is not just an institution, it's a family... you also have to remember they're human beings," he said while speaking on the BBC's Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg.

Catherine, 42, disclosed her cancer diagnosis on Friday, revealing that treatment had commenced subsequent to abdominal surgery. While specifics about her condition remain...