Kate's New Picture

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Anonymous wrote:Do you think Megan is in the loop? Has insider info? or is just curious like the rest of the world??

None if the above.

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Anonymous wrote:https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13183233/Kate-leaving-Windsor-Castle-Prince-William-Westminster-Abbey.html

Proof of life today

We all know that she's alive and well. She's not sickly and recovering.
It's divorce.

Bingo.

If it wasn’t and her FIL is dying of cancer you know she’d do anything/whatever it takes to get herself looking great and smiling/waving (even if sick/with a colostomy bag).

She’s not sick. There is no bag. King may not even have cancer - they are trying to deflect on the scrutiny that is inevitable as the dissolution negotiations go on and she’s phased out of royal life.

I think she likely is sick. Or was, and did in fact have a procedure done that required a hospital stay. I think it would be too hard to fake that, and also it would be way too risky for the RF to claim she was having surgery done if she wasn't.

But I also think something else is badly amiss and they were using the surgery and recovery to conceal it, but it went wrong. Either because Catherine is not participating in the ruse, or because the other issues are so embarrassing/upsetting that the palace has made a bunch of unforced errors in an effort to keep them under wraps.

This. She likely did have a minor surgery completed (maybe a removal of something?) from which she recovered quickly. The larger issue is the failure of W&C's marriage. Likely a huge deal because King Charles' prognosis is worse than they are letting on and the idea of William taking the throne as a divorcee with no queen consort could be disastrous. RF has been banking on the W&C love into the next generation. This is about to collapse. Kate is likely seeking terms for her cooperation the next few years. God knows if she can ever really step aside entirely. What would a William coronation look like without a (beloved) wife?

I'm not ready to assume this is related to them splitting up (I think something is definitely up but just think we need to wait and see).

However, I was perusing their official instagram page yesterday because of the photo fiasco and I have to say, just scanning the grid for the last couple months versus just last year when Kaye was well and in public-- her absence is just glaring and depressing.

I think especially after having QEII as matriarch for so long, and the emphasis they placed on family and projecting an image of family connection and loyalty (if not warmth) throughout her reign, the absence of Catherine AND the kids from their public life is very deeply felt. When it's just William, it feels cold and almost meaningless. It highlights the silliness of his role.

They need Catherine. And the kids. It doesn't work without them and I think if they split, it spells something very bad for the RF.

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Anonymous wrote:Do you think Megan is in the loop? Has insider info? or is just curious like the rest of the world??

None if the above.

Not even curious?

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Doesn't every celebrity use photoshop?

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Anonymous wrote:What do you guys think was the final straw? I don't think it was just cheating. Maybe something involving the kids? Like them finding out an affair or realizing that pretending I. cameras and fighting heind isn't the best for the kids?

Probably finding out about Charles’ condition and the possibility of being on the throne very soon. Kate doesn’t want to keep up appearances for all of that.

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Anonymous wrote:Crazy what info our pics save....

"Sky News said an examination of the photo's metadata revealed it was saved in Adobe Photoshop twice on an Apple Mac on Friday and Saturday and the picture was taken on a Canon 5D mark IV, which retails at £2,929.99 and used a Canon 50mm lens, priced at £1,629.99.

The first save was made at 9.54pm on Friday night and the second was at 9.39am on Saturday morning. it's not clear if the two saves were on the same device. The Palace has not offered any further clarification about the edits."

That statement by "kate" is obviously fake. They are continuing to set themselves up for failure.

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Anonymous wrote:Doesn't every celebrity use photoshop?

This wasn't a simple retouch up.

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Anonymous wrote:What do you guys think was the final straw? I don't think it was just cheating. Maybe something involving the kids? Like them finding out an affair or realizing that pretending I. cameras and fighting heind isn't the best for the kids?

Probably finding out about Charles’ condition and the possibility of being on the throne very soon. Kate doesn’t want to keep up appearances for all of that.

She would have known that is where she'd ultimately end up since their first date!

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Anonymous wrote:Doesn't every celebrity use photoshop?

Yes.

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Anonymous wrote:https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13183233/Kate-leaving-Windsor-Castle-Prince-William-Westminster-Abbey.html

Proof of life today

We all know that she's alive and well. She's not sickly and recovering.
It's divorce.

Bingo.

If it wasn’t and her FIL is dying of cancer you know she’d do anything/whatever it takes to get herself looking great and smiling/waving (even if sick/with a colostomy bag).

She’s not sick. There is no bag. King may not even have cancer - they are trying to deflect on the scrutiny that is inevitable as the dissolution negotiations go on and she’s phased out of royal life.

I think she likely is sick. Or was, and did in fact have a procedure done that required a hospital stay. I think it would be too hard to fake that, and also it would be way too risky for the RF to claim she was having surgery done if she wasn't.

But I also think something else is badly amiss and they were using the surgery and recovery to conceal it, but it went wrong. Either because Catherine is not participating in the ruse, or because the other issues are so embarrassing/upsetting that the palace has made a bunch of unforced errors in an effort to keep them under wraps.

This. She likely did have a minor surgery completed (maybe a removal of something?) from which she recovered quickly. The larger issue is the failure of W&C's marriage. Likely a huge deal because King Charles' prognosis is worse than they are letting on and the idea of William taking the throne as a divorcee with no queen consort could be disastrous. RF has been banking on the W&C love into the next generation. This is about to collapse. Kate is likely seeking terms for her cooperation the next few years. God knows if she can ever really step aside entirely. What would a William coronation look like without a (beloved) wife?

I'm not ready to assume this is related to them splitting up (I think something is definitely up but just think we need to wait and see).

However, I was perusing their official instagram page yesterday because of the photo fiasco and I have to say, just scanning the grid for the last couple months versus just last year when Kaye was well and in public-- her absence is just glaring and depressing.

I think especially after having QEII as matriarch for so long, and the emphasis they placed on family and projecting an image of family connection and loyalty (if not warmth) throughout her reign, the absence of Catherine AND the kids from their public life is very deeply felt. When it's just William, it feels cold and almost meaningless. It highlights the silliness of his role.

They need Catherine. And the kids. It doesn't work without them and I think if they split, it spells something very bad for the RF.

Almost all of the public support for the monarchy is anchored in the love for William and Kate. The couple's popularity has single handedly brought the RF back from the brink of disaster. Kate's absence would likely signal an overwhelming loss of public support. And with Charles very sick, she is likely lobbying for conditions. Her family maneuvered to put her in that position and it is telling that she is back with mom/dad now. This is a business transaction and they're getting better terms. I cannot imagine her getting out entirely. She likely won't for the kids - at least until they are adults.

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Anonymous wrote:Is it possible that KP begged her to show (part of) her face and she’s pissed that everyone is bothering her when she asked some peace for a couple of months? I’d turn away from the camera too.

+1

She is probably just fed up.

I'm sure she's fed up about something, but Kate has played the dutiful partner for decades--first as a girlfriend and now as a wife. It doesn't track that she'd become uncharacteristically uncooperative and refuse to be photographed just because she wasn't feeling or looking her best. This is the same woman who walked outside with her newborns in full makeup for a photo shoot only hours after they were born. She knows what she signed on for. She is definitely fed up, but it's not because she isn't getting privacy after a surgery nearly two months ago.

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Anonymous wrote:Do you think Megan is in the loop? Has insider info? or is just curious like the rest of the world??

None if the above.

Not even curious?

Nope.

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What does KP stand for?

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Anonymous wrote:If the new daily mail pic is the best “proof of status quo” life pic the palace can produce, we should all be deeply concerned.

It’s this *specific* photo they’ve authorized the British press to release. Kate’s face is not pictured. Kate and William, at best, look completely miserable together. The palaces clearly painstaking effort to produce a picture of William and Kate together resulted in a picture where either KP or Kate won’t show her face. That they are staging this at all, after months of strange activity pointing to divorce and medical issues, is also telling. Something is deeply wrong. Anyone saying otherwise is in denial.

Kate is normally vibrant and effusive. That woman always has a huge - and what I imagine is largely fake- grinning laughing smile on her face. Kate is not playing this time.

I have no doubt that the issue is not medical or is not solely medical. I also have no doubt that Kate is the wronged party. I’m glad she’s watching out for herself.

I think Kate is embarrassed about her appearance in some way (thus the hiding of her face), and surely neither of them would be in a very good mood at the moment due to the media circus around the photoshopped picture.

I don't think she's embarrassed. She just unwilling to perform like a puppet.

Bingo. I am really proud of her! She's always been reserved but she's standing her ground.

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Anonymous wrote:Do you think Megan is in the loop? Has insider info? or is just curious like the rest of the world??

None if the above.

Not even curious?

We're not making this about her -- MM posts are being deleted. Start a new thread if you like.