Kate's New Picture

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Anonymous wrote:Am I the only one who thought the photo was lovely and would have been satisfied to leave it at that until after Easter?

Maybe. If they had simply posted it on their Instagram, which most of us don’t follow, a few people would have thought it was cute, maybe noticed some oddities, and would have been satisfied to leave it at that until after Easter. The problem was releasing it as “news”. And maybe the bigger problem is the combination of arrogance and stupidity behind releasing it as “news”. And the even stickier problem is that they’re attracting a LOT of attention for the wrong reasons without reassuring anybody who might be genuinely concerned about Kate’s well-being.

This is inaccurate. They released the photo on Instagram and Twitter.

https://www.niemanlab.org/2024/03/this-is-just-weird-buzzfeed-news-former-royals-reporter-on-kate-middleton-palace-press-and-distrust-in-the-media/

I think they both released it on instagram and twitter and issued it to news agencies.

That doesn't appear to be the case. Rather, it seems news outlets picked up on the update from Kensington Palace's social media accounts, and then requested further info/clarification from KP:

"(CNN) -- The first official photograph of Catherine, Princess of Wales, since she underwent abdominal surgery in January has been released by her and her husband, William, Prince of Wales. Kate is seen seated outside, surrounded by her three children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, in the photo credited to the Prince of Wales. “Thank you for your kind wishes and continued support over the last two months. Wishing everyone a Happy Mother’s Day,” a post on their official Instagram account said alongside the photo. The message was signed off by “C”. Sunday marks Mother’s Day in the UK. The photo was taken earlier this week in Windsor, Kensington Palace told CNN."

https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/10/uk/kate-princess-wales-photo-released-intl/index.html

No, I think you’re wrong. This reads like the text of a press release that came with the photo. Also the last sentence is crucial because it really does seem like they straight lied.

Possibly. But I think part of the kerfuffle in this case is due to at least one of the news agencies acting atypically by not doing the usual due diligence re social media posts, as noted by the BBC:

"In order to use the new photo as quickly as possible, the BBC took the one used by Kensington Palace on their social media accounts."
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-68526972

The more usual process is noted in the article as well, fyi. There are obviously now very ruffled feathers on the part of the news agencies.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes Kate is in Norfolk.
kids not at school (it’s 2 1/2 hours away)…

Source - royal butler: Paul Burrell

IOW, no, Kate is not at Norfolk and the kids are at school.

Because Paul Burrell was Diana's butler and knows as much inside info about the BRF as I do. Which is nothing.

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Anonymous wrote:From a person that runs in those circles--married to a count--(not me a family friend), Kate does have a colostomy bag and it is known that William is a wife beater/domestic violence.

Neither of these would be worth the trouble of posting false photos when her fashion and the children’s is so heavily tracked. There is no doubt she is fully aware people would know immediately those items and which stores they could be purchased from. Editing the colors was never worth the embarrassment of a public apology .

With the colostomy bag, there has never been mention of an additional surgery that she would need to have it removed, but a recovery by Easter time frame. It doesn’t line up imho unless she’s to wear it forever which would then still not make complete sense to avoid the photo with the kids for Mother’s Day. She could’ve been lying in bed with them sitting around her, sheets covering her body and waist. Or she could be seen taking a photo of them as they played in the yard with her side not shown.

The colostomy bag could be permanent. They are often not a 'temporary' thing. I know people who had colon cancer in a certain area that have colostomies that are permanent, as well as a friend with really bad Crohns/uclerative colitis. It's for life.

People having multi-stage J pouch surgery will have a bag for a while.

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Anonymous wrote:‘In the years after her 2005 marriage to Prince Charles, Camilla recounted to members of her own family and close friends her surprise at discovering this unexpected side to Prince Charming – "the boy’s got a temper!"

‘Charles’s wife was horrified at the ranting and raving that William unleashed on occasion against her husband in her presence.

‘The rows were shattering, by Camilla’s account in the early days, with William doing the shouting and Charles submitting meekly on the receiving end. As she described it, William held nothing back.’

It was a wrath, suggests Lacey, commensurate with William’s sense of himself as future King.

Today, it is largely hidden, but younger brother Harry has his own views on William’s anger.

Writing in his memoir, Spare, Harry claims that in one 2019 row at Nottingham Cottage in the grounds of Kensington Palace, William had ‘grabbed me by the collar, ripping my necklace, and he knocked me to the floor.’

A dog bowl was apparently broken in the fracas. (Prince William has never given his version of events.)



The fight Harry describes sounds similar to the Tiktok conspiracy of Kingston and William hanging out that day and a fight ensuing

The other woman was surprised that the teenage son was mad at his dad? That's not shocking. What would be shocking would be if he weren't mad at his dad.

I know but why is this story coming out now ? This is the worst possible time and the title of it is very misleading. Given the Daily Mail is part of the royal rota (the inner web of royal press) someone from the inside had to OK this story. Maybe Camilla but I don’t see why she would bother. Not her circus, not her show. She took a week long vacation for herself last week. It looks
like the RF is toxic and dysfunctional and it’s all too much for her to take so she needed to get away for a week and probably connect with her family as well.

The end of the article goes on to say that William and Charles have all made up now and have agreed to work closely for the monarchy and William has matured. I think it’s a shot across the bow to William - keep the papers happy or we’ll put out real dirt that they may have.

Abusers always think they’re not abusive or that they’re justified in some way. And he does have an entire system set up to coddle him like he’s the King of England because in this case he actually will be.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:‘In the years after her 2005 marriage to Prince Charles, Camilla recounted to members of her own family and close friends her surprise at discovering this unexpected side to Prince Charming – "the boy’s got a temper!"

‘Charles’s wife was horrified at the ranting and raving that William unleashed on occasion against her husband in her presence.

‘The rows were shattering, by Camilla’s account in the early days, with William doing the shouting and Charles submitting meekly on the receiving end. As she described it, William held nothing back.’

It was a wrath, suggests Lacey, commensurate with William’s sense of himself as future King.

Today, it is largely hidden, but younger brother Harry has his own views on William’s anger.

Writing in his memoir, Spare, Harry claims that in one 2019 row at Nottingham Cottage in the grounds of Kensington Palace, William had ‘grabbed me by the collar, ripping my necklace, and he knocked me to the floor.’

A dog bowl was apparently broken in the fracas. (Prince William has never given his version of events.)



The fight Harry describes sounds similar to the Tiktok conspiracy of Kingston and William hanging out that day and a fight ensuing

The other woman was surprised that the teenage son was mad at his dad? That's not shocking. What would be shocking would be if he weren't mad at his dad.

I know but why is this story coming out now ? This is the worst possible time and the title of it is very misleading. Given the Daily Mail is part of the royal rota (the inner web of royal press) someone from the inside had to OK this story. Maybe Camilla but I don’t see why she would bother. Not her circus, not her show. She took a week long vacation for herself last week. It looks
like the RF is toxic and dysfunctional and it’s all too much for her to take so she needed to get away for a week and probably connect with her family as well.

It’s got to be Camilla…she becomes competent and stable with the wales family chaos.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes Kate is in Norfolk.
kids not at school (it’s 2 1/2 hours away)…

Source - royal butler: Paul Burrell

An unreliable source

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I would love to know what Camilla and Meghan are talking about. I missed their interactions. You could tell they were marveling at all the royal dysfunction and fuss

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Anonymous wrote:Why does the princess promoter insist “Kate wants to be Queen”? Just because you dreamed and prepped for it all your life doesn’t mean that you could not possibly change your mind. So many broken royal marriages since QE2 married about 80 years ago. I hope Kate is well, we do not know. But I think she’s all out of f*cks to give. She does not need to be Queen if she wants out.

Even if she is okay with not being queen, she wouldn't want to be the cause of demise of the money milking institution her child could inherit. It would hurt George more than William.

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Any intel on roses hubby?

https://x.com/unamcilvenna/status/1768413320804217224

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1295083/L-Oreal-fraud-suspect-Marquess.html

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Anonymous wrote:How does one perpetrate DV when there are hundreds of servants around?
Kate doesn’t seem like she’d stand for that.

I don’t know, but when she/ they moved to Adelaide Cottage, it was repeatedly described as being too small to accommodate live-in help.

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These two would get due credit by historians for demise of English monarchy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:‘In the years after her 2005 marriage to Prince Charles, Camilla recounted to members of her own family and close friends her surprise at discovering this unexpected side to Prince Charming – "the boy’s got a temper!"

‘Charles’s wife was horrified at the ranting and raving that William unleashed on occasion against her husband in her presence.

‘The rows were shattering, by Camilla’s account in the early days, with William doing the shouting and Charles submitting meekly on the receiving end. As she described it, William held nothing back.’

It was a wrath, suggests Lacey, commensurate with William’s sense of himself as future King.

Today, it is largely hidden, but younger brother Harry has his own views on William’s anger.

Writing in his memoir, Spare, Harry claims that in one 2019 row at Nottingham Cottage in the grounds of Kensington Palace, William had ‘grabbed me by the collar, ripping my necklace, and he knocked me to the floor.’

A dog bowl was apparently broken in the fracas. (Prince William has never given his version of events.)



The fight Harry describes sounds similar to the Tiktok conspiracy of Kingston and William hanging out that day and a fight ensuing

The other woman was surprised that the teenage son was mad at his dad? That's not shocking. What would be shocking would be if he weren't mad at his dad.

I know but why is this story coming out now ? This is the worst possible time and the title of it is very misleading. Given the Daily Mail is part of the royal rota (the inner web of royal press) someone from the inside had to OK this story. Maybe Camilla but I don’t see why she would bother. Not her circus, not her show. She took a week long vacation for herself last week. It looks
like the RF is toxic and dysfunctional and it’s all too much for her to take so she needed to get away for a week and probably connect with her family as well.

It’s got to be Camilla…she becomes competent and stable with the wales family chaos.

I doubt Camilla cares about anything but her royal palace and her scotch!

She is strong as steel. The press called the woman a horse for 20 years. Why would she suddenly care now to be seen as the responsible one and why would she court the press when she hates and doesn’t trust the press? I don’t think she cares or even wants the responsibilities of Queen. During a time when the Palace needed her most, she took an unplanned week long vacation. All of these people are not up for the gig and the Queen knew it . Kate and Camilla are not going to be very active queens

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Why does the princess promoter insist “Kate wants to be Queen”? Just because you dreamed and prepped for it all your life doesn’t mean that you could not possibly change your mind. So many broken royal marriages since QE2 married about 80 years ago. I hope Kate is well, we do not know. But I think she’s all out of f*cks to give. She does not need to be Queen if she wants out.

Even if she is okay with not being queen, she wouldn't want to be the cause of demise of the money milking institution her child could inherit. It would hurt George more than William.

I'm not invested in this debate (DP) but as a mom I'd much rather my son inherit some money, get an education, and have a chance to go live his own life than become the King of England. That doesn't sound appealing at all, even with privilege and access to royal funds. These people are all nuts. Including QEII, bless her. It's a weird, dumb job and I truly don't know why anyone would want it.

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Charles holds most blame for being a weak man and marrying a young psycho nymph, keeping a mistress and not being a good husband or father, causing mental health issues for his boys.