Everything in this slideshow is now irrelevant because on March 22nd, 2024, Princess Catherine took to the Prince & Princess of Wales’ Instagram account to announce that she has cancer.
She didn’t specify what type but that was the reason for the surgery in January. She was assured at the time that what was wrong with her was not cancerous, but it turns out that after the surgery it was determined that yes, she did have cancer.
I debated deleting the whole slideshow because it made me feel so incredibly guilty for playing into the speculation that Twitter and social media caused.
Maybe this is a lesson to everyone to not jump on bandwagons so quickly because something serious might actually be happening…
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Princess Catherine Has Cancer.
Where is Princess Catherine?
The British press does not usually report negative things on the Prince and Princess of Wales. The British press is in the ‘pocket’ of the Royal Family because they do not want to risk losing access to the family.
It’s been rumored that the communications teams of the Royal Family will leak stories to the press about certain members of the family to distract from other members (i.e: Meghan stories when Prince Andrew was revealed as one of Epistein’s men)
King Charles’ cancer diagnosis was announced at the same time as Kate’s surgery.
When it comes to the Royals, British media cannot be trusted.
Important Notes Before We Begin
Catherine Middleton, Princess of Wales was last seen in public on December 25th, 2023 when she walked in the Royal Family’s annual Christmas ‘parade’ at Sandringham (The family’s ‘country home’)
On December 28th, 2023, there was a royal motorcade rushing to King Edwards Hospital at 6:30 PM…one of them was Prince William’s Audi.
On January 17th, 2024 Kensington Palace* released a statement (not on formal letterhead with the date) that the Princess was in the hospital for a scheduled abdominal surgery and would be in the hospital for 10-14 days. She was not expected to return to royal duties until after Easter (March 31st)
The Timeline
*Kensington Palace is William & Kate’s ‘Team’
Jan. 29: Kensington Palace says Kate will return home to Windsor Castle to continue her recovery: “She is making good progress,” Kensington Palace said in a statement.
February 7th: Prince William makes his first appearance since Kate’s surgery at a royal
Prince William’s Godfather passed away and the memorial was on February 27th…which he abruptly pulled out of 45 minutes before the service starts. This is when the rumors started to really pick up.
On February 29th Kensington Palace makes another statement “Kensington Palace made it clear in January the timelines of the Princess’ recovery and we’d only be providing significant updates. That guidance stands.” signaling that no other statements would be made and Easter was still the timeline
The Timeline
March 4th: TMZ Paparazzi releases a photo of Kate and her mother, Carole, in the car. This is the first time she is seen since Christmas.
It’s been said that Kensington Palace warned & threatened British tabloids to not publish those photographs.
After March 4th until Photoshop gate, the #WhereIsKate movement gains a lot of momentum.
It’s accidentally revealed, on March 5th, on the Royal Family website that Kate would be attending Trooping of the Colour (on June 8th), an annual celebration in the U.K. It was quickly removed.
On March 6th, a ‘source’ for Prince William spoke to People Magazine and said ‘His focus is on his work and not on social media’ about the rumors & claims.
The Timeline
Trooping The Colour 2023
On March 10th, which is UK Mother’s Day, a photo was posted to the Prince & Princess of Wales official Instagram account of Kate and her three children. The photo is said to be taken by William the week of March 4th…. But people started to notice that that couldn’t be the case.
Later that day, after the photo was picked apart on social media, the Associated Press (the highest organization for journalistic standards) issued a ‘Kill Notice’ to every news organization to not use the image because it has been ‘manipulated by the source’. Getty Images and other organization soon followed suit and remove the photo from their databases.
AP, Getty Images, etc do not issue kill notices for photoshopped images -- they are claiming the photo does not even exist. The photo has been completely doctored.
Kensington Palace refused to comment on the photo and they did not release the ‘original photo’.
March 10th - UK Mother’s Day
On March 11th, the Prince & Princess of Wales official Twitter account posted the following:
This seemingly throws Kate under the bus and blames her for the backlash.
Later on March 11th, another car image is released showing the Prince & Princess in a car: Kate is said to be going to a doctor’s appointment and William to an event. It’s rumored that this is also a fake photograph.
March 10th - UK Mother’s Day
After the internet and mainstream media blows up, we start seeing other articles claiming that Kate wants to step away from Royal Duties, Will is ‘nervous Kate is not prepared to be Queen’ or that William is frustrated with Kate’s recovery.
We also start to see more articles on Rose, William’s alleged mistress of a number of years, and Kate’s former friend. There have been rumors for years about Rose but the British press has never reported it.
The fact that the British media is starting to report on Rose means that the Royal Family has lost their stronghold over the press, or the Royal Family is starting to plant seeds for a divorce announcement.
When Charles & Diana were going through their rough patches, there were constant chatter of Camilia, along with claims that Diana was crazy, unstable, etc. We are starting to see that with William which is scary.
Post Mother’s Day
Other Things to Note:
Jan. 9, 2024: Kensington Palace doesn’t make a social media post for Kate’s birthday
Feb. 27: Buckingham Palace announces the death of Thomas Kingston Kingston was a member of the extended royal family. Royal experts noted it was quite odd that multiple media outlets reported that William’s departure from the memorial service was not connected to Kingston’s death.
March 1: William ignores a question about his wife’s health The question was asked during an official event in Wales. The news, however, isn’t reported until March 4.
March 5: Kate’s uncle speaks out against the conspiracy theories “There’s a reason why [the royal family] is not talking about it and they are giving her a little bit of space,” said Kate’s uncle Gary Goldsmith, a contestant on the reality TV show “Celebrity Big Brother.”
The family moved from their normal house to a house in the countryside, Sandringham, for Kate’s recovery. The kids have not been seen and we don’t know if they are going to school, etc.
Theories
The Royal Family thrives on popularity to keep their status. They need to have the full trust of the public and the world. That trust has seemingly been broken with the Photoshop issue and the fact that they are being so sketchy about it makes everything worse.
If the people of England cannot trust the monarchy, they have no use for them.
It also calls into question everything that the Palace will release going forward, and makes the public question everything they’ve been told.
It’s also showing cracks in the foundation since the Queen died; they cannot keep their stories straight and are making mistakes all over the place.
People are also genuinely concerned for Kate’s wellbeing. After Diana, everyone is on guard and wants to ensure their Princess is ok. People online are fearful that William has something to do with her ‘missing’ and fears history has been repeated…
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