So where is she?!

FFS. They are really taking the piss now.
Ok, so she's in her 70s and having to take the load off the others but does she really need to fly to the Virgin Islands in a private jet (and tell us all about it).
Or is it just a cover for something else? Takes the heat off the "disappearance" of the POW? She's not actually flying to the BVI, Charles is worse than they've let on etc?

The monarchy should be abolished, but then I've been a republican for years and years so it's not really surprising that I would say that.

They've already said that Camilla is flying to the Virgin Islands on a private jet.

@Roussette

I wouldn't write that, or Camilla and crew will be coming for you 😳 I'm imagining it a bit like a mob from Midsomer Murders. Elderly and posh but deadly.

@BillieMean

Arthur Edwards is a suck up and he loves loves loves Camilla
There is footage of him out there dancing with Camilla like a lovestruck teenager

Camilla is like a posh mafia don

she's got another positive story out in which there's a (totally unnecessary) line comparing Kate to Diana.

Camilla isn’t going to the carry the monarchy in it’s time of fragility ? She’s just running off for an island holiday ?

I think it’s official, the royal family zero f**ks about media or public opinion.

I think the Mirror actually made a filing mistake on that one. Often stories are rushed through these days due to the 24 hour news cycle and online.

i remember years ago before William was even married, that the DM ran a story with a photo of Kate wearing bunny ears and dancing. Shortly after the DM took it down. I was in Australia so might have been done at a time everyone was sleeping in UK. Definitely happened though and was never reposted. There’s a photo online of her wearing bunny ears - I think it was at an army barracks party.

I think they have huge control over the DM. Most of the DM royal stories are by Journalists that have spent years sucking up & salivate over the royals in return for crumbs. The DM is basically a press office for the royals which is why I think what Sussexes said holds water. Had the royals wanted them protected & looked after bt the DM, they’d have got that.

This is the only theory I'm here for. I wish it were true for them both!

BVI is a long way to travel for a few days. Private jet for the Queen and her entourage maybe? Cattle class with the peasants would be an experience for her.

I reckon Kate is dressing up as Camilla to get away, and Camilla is in bed in Highgrove eating chocolates and drinking gin.

Oh british virgin Islands, ah.
Well I feel like king Charles Cancer isn't pancreas Cancer. No way she'd go on holiday if he had a terminal Cancer.

What's BVI?

Bloody hell, she really doesn’t give a fuck. It’s quite funny really.

And now Camilla is taking a break too. Originally said she was spending time with King but now she appears to be buggering off to BVI. Presumably without the King.

Wow. What a shocker a married couple have arguments who the hell would have thought it. Talk about scraping the bottom of the barrel

So their source is an author of a book on the Royals, so this automatically makes him an expert with inside knowledge 🙄

Well colour me shocked. A married couple in their 40s have a marriage that's not all sweetness and light, and they argue sometimes.

HOLD THE FRONT PAGE!!!!!!!!!! This is a revelation! OMG!!!!!!!! 😱

disclaimer; sarcasm not aimed at you billiemean - it's aimed at marieclaire magazine.

Me too. What if she doesn't come back? 😯😱

#kidding

I suppose we shouldn't be filling it up, but it's so batshit!!

I am sooooo looking forward to Easter, when the PoW resumes her duties as previously stated.

I will definitely be coming back to some of these posts 😆

Marie claire

https://www.marieclaire.co.uk/royal-news/prince-william-kate-middleton-terrible-rows-marriage-not-all-sweetness

Where did you find this bullshit---- information?

Yes, over the last few years there's actually a small trickle of stories which are in the MSM which fall short of specifically saying "official separation", but seem to be priming for something.

Of course they're all BS to a certain extent, but it feels like there's a reason they've been allowed to stand.

(Outlets like Marie Claire, the Express)

• William nicknaming Kate the Duchess of Doolittle due to her not having had a job, they often don't talk (then a disclaimer saying thats normal for couples)

• William saying "chop chop" to Kate in public to hurry her along. Kate didn't even notice him doing it so it could have been glossed over but was picked up.

• specifically saying how Camilla dislikes Kate, instigated Will breaking up with her early on (Camilla seeing herself as the descendant of nobly born mistresses), and it was Camilla who invited Rose Hanbury to the Coronation.

• pointing out multiple times how upper class people often have separate bedrooms, there's nothing wrong with it, it's actually normal, the Queen and Philip did it etc.

If they are essentially seperate, but can't officially spilt due to the optics, I wonder if Kate has now played hardball, got her family backing, and said she's not doing all the ribbon cutting and engagements to save face.

And KP just has to handle it.

There's the "invisible contract", but with the Queen gone and Camilla and her journalist friends on the loose and a difficult William unable or unwilling to speak against her (and Harry and Meghan not around to be punchbags) if I was Kate I'd think it would be me and my daughter being painted as mad next.

Whilst Camilla grabs power like Richard 3rd in Shakespeare.

William can't do anything, they can hardly have a messy public falling out.

I wonder if the announcement in spring will be due to ill health, Kate is stepping back from most public duties with KP refusing to comment further beyond saying that they are doing what is best for the children.

(I always thought Anne of Cleves had the best deal of all the royal wives!)

I've seen this before

Speaking as a conspiracy theorist and pleb - yes, I am somewhat preoccupied. I like to get to the bottom of things. And it just seems ... odd.

The fact that some seem to want medical details and updates has given KP a Get Out of Jail Free card as they can concentrate on telling people it's none of their business. And they are right about that.

However, it's still odd. There's a quid pro quo arrangement between the monarchy and the people and by this point I might have expected a personal message expressing gratitude for well wishes, particularly all the lovely handmade cards from children. Nothing more than that.

It's a small thing and I appreciate others don't consider it significant. But it does remind me of this:

Gregory (detective): Is there any other point to which you would wish to draw my attention?
Holmes: To the curious incident of the dog in the night-time.
Gregory: The dog did nothing in the night-time.
Holmes: That was the curious incident.

Okay, you can hand me my tinfoil hat now. I don't mind!

I'm laughing at all this as the media are feeding all this when they know there's a media blackout. Surprisingly none were outside her hospital. But it keeps the plebs occupied.

As for her operation, that's her business no one else's.

They do seem to have the power to suppress the story about whatever is going on with Kate, though.