More from StyleCaster<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cKate has always shown strength, but this autumn has been relentless,\u201d a friend said, referring to King Charles\u2019 cancer treatment and Prince Harry\u2019s reconciliation efforts<\/a> with his father (which William is heavily opposed<\/a> to). \u201cWith the family tensions and criticism of her appearance, she\u2019s questioned how much more she can cope with.\u201d<\/p>\n Kate Middleton<\/p>\n Despite it all, Kate knows how to keep her head high. \u201cEven at her lowest, Kate managed to compose herself,\u201d a source elaborated. \u201cShe knows public scrutiny comes with the role, but the cruel comments still hurt. Now she\u2019s channeling her energy into regaining strength and carrying out her work.\u201d<\/p>\n When social media users called the wig unflattering, the insults dug deep. \u201cIt is her armor,\u201d said one source. \u201cBut she\u2019s determined not to let criticism about it define her.\u201d<\/p>\n Related: The Damning Ultimatum Charles Gave Harry After Their Reunion: \u2018The King Has Been Absolutely Clear\u2026 \u2018<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cSome of the remarks were vile,\u201d another source told the site<\/a>. \u201cPeople were mocking her, calling the blonde look a wig to cover bald patches.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cGiven what she\u2019s been through, that sort of trolling is horrific,\u201d they continued. \u201cShe\u2019s worked hard to be open about cancer but also dignified \u2013 it\u2019s disgusting that people use it as a weapon against her.\u201d<\/p>\n A second insider said, \u201cKate is deeply committed to her role and never grumbles. Still, she\u2019s only human. After enduring months of chemotherapy, changes to her hair are an inevitable reality. Mocking that is unbelievably cruel.\u201d The Princess of Wales notably changed her hair color back to brown following the backlash.<\/p>\n Amid the hate comments, Sam McKnight, who worked as Diana\u2019s personal hairstylist for seven years before her death, took to Instagram on Sept. 4 to defend\u00a0Prince William\u2019s wife\u2019s hair makeover<\/a>. \u201cI am shocked, horrified, dismayed and disgusted by all the nasty comments about the Princess of Wales today,\u201d he wrote in a post. \u201cA woman\u2019s hair is very personal to her, it\u2019s armor, defense, confidence and so much more.\u201d<\/p>\n He continued, \u201cI cannot believe how evil and lacking in any kind of empathy are the comments, the majority made apparently by other women, attacking a vulnerable other young woman, who has no choice, by dint of who she married and the role she took on, to bravely face the public.\u201d<\/p>\n Best of StyleCaster<\/strong><\/p>\n Sign up for Stylecaster’s Newsletter<\/a>. 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