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So where is she?!

844 replies

Amillionmenwenttomowameadow · 29/02/2024 13:32

Princess Kate?

Internet is going nuts about it, the theories are insane.

Hope she’s ok

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Kinneddar · 29/02/2024 17:45

The only thing you gave explained in your post is why my local Sainsbury ran out of tin foil this week

Judging by the madness online this week I think we're heading for a national shortage

DappledThings · 29/02/2024 17:46

Is OP coming back to explain what thales "other things" that are apparently making people think?

She's had surgery. As was announced. The conspiracies are wild.

kittensinthekitchen · 29/02/2024 17:47

What the fuck is wrong with you?

Wheresthebeach · 29/02/2024 17:47

Why in the name of God don't people simply accept she's recovering from surgery and will be back on duty after Easter? Honest to God.

LakieLady · 29/02/2024 17:48

NotestoSelf · 29/02/2024 17:14

So, she's secretly dead, according to Twitter? 😀

Would someone oblige me by relaying a few more of the dafter theories, as I can't face Twitter?

Is she in space on a secret mission? Fell into a timeslip? Rebelled against being a smily blowdry in a nice coatdress and got a facial tattoo, and has to be hidden while they laser it off asap? Was savaged by some of the remaining corgis (who got the corgis when the queen died?)? Is in a secret dry-out location drying out from a well-hidden drug habit?

She's been abducted by aliens. The Deep State don't want to risk panic among the populace about the risk of alien invasion, so it's all being kept hush-hush.

TPTB have a lookalike lined up, but she's been hidden away while she loses enough weight to pass as Kate and recovers from some plastic surgery that was necessary to perfect the likeness.

PW is not coping at all and is quite bereft, which is why he cancelled his attendance at that memorial service the other day.

LenaLamont · 29/02/2024 17:50

Oh leave the poor sod alone! She’s not been well, no one is entitled to more information than that.

Nanny0gg · 29/02/2024 17:52

Amillionmenwenttomowameadow · 29/02/2024 13:32

Princess Kate?

Internet is going nuts about it, the theories are insane.

Hope she’s ok

It was said at the time of her OP she wouldn't be resuming public duties till after Easter

So presumably she's at home recovering.

FlyingNorth · 29/02/2024 17:54

Interesting that the wilder theories seem to be taking hold in the US. The Eurotrash press have always been a bit rabid when it comes to salacious royal gossip, but I think now the Sussex squad have joined the fray it's gone properly batshit. I expect Kate and the kids (hopefully William too) have put their phones away so they can avoid all this nonsense.

SlowlyLurking · 29/02/2024 17:56

Sorry if this has been answered but people are saying the children haven't been seen either - does this mean at school or or in regular public life?

WhatAreThey · 29/02/2024 17:58

If Kate is able to sit up and smile, I believe that KP would have tweeted a carefully staged photo of it. So I suspect she can't. She was happy to have her makeup artist and hair dresser on hand to be fully made up and in heels after giving birth.

Allfur · 29/02/2024 17:58

She certainly has a legion of fans defending her on here

Alwaystransforming · 29/02/2024 18:02

Allfur · 29/02/2024 17:58

She certainly has a legion of fans defending her on here

Defend her from what?

FlyingNorth · 29/02/2024 18:02

Allfur · 29/02/2024 17:58

She certainly has a legion of fans defending her on here

She doesn't need defending as she's done nothing wrong. She's ill, she wants privacy, that's it. It's common decency to leave her be.

neverbeenskiing · 29/02/2024 18:03

User7825525 · 29/02/2024 16:18

It's atrocious PR to say the least. PR is about reading the room and putting out something once you feel the public sentiment is tilting too far in one direction. It's not telling the public to STFU and then proceed to ignore them. Kate's disappearance is now headline news in many European papers...the biggest daily ones and not tabloids. They might be doing it for a few more clicks but those publications are far from nutters and conspiracy theorists.

Kate used to be a master at this. Even that immense tragedy where the nurse killed herself, pregnant Kate still gave the press a photo op in front of hospital. The original statement regarding her surgery never stated she would disappear entirely for 4 months. They gave the timeline and a followup piece about her working from home during the recovery period. That was perfectly setting things up for a statement, video call screenshot or maybe even picture of her during the time between her hospital discharge and resuming engagements. This was essentially what people were expecting at this stage. Some kind of statement or photo from her personally.

Kate is not a person to hide at the first sign of physical discomfort. She was clearly seriously ill at some point (the weight loss is obvious during photos of her engagements between Summer 2023 and Xmas 2023). However she put on a brilliant performance to hide whatever pain and problems she had. So it's entirely out of character for her to insist on recovering out of sight so many months after surgery. Even though everyone's timeline is different, 2 whole months is a reasonable time frame for her to release something IF she really wanted to.

So whatever is going on is probably a much bigger shitshow than the palace anticipated. She is either still physically too unwell or (I think more likely) re-evaluating her life and what she wants going forward. Maybe she enjoyed the time off with her children entirely undisturbed and wants to get off the hamster wheel. Maybe William is difficult behind closed doors and that combined with her recovery has made her see everything in a different light. Maybe she no longer believes the monarchy will be around by the time George is ready to ascend the throne so she's basically putting her children through an awful life in a goldfish bowl for nothing at all. She can see Pippa and Meghan's children growing up in relative privacy but with all the same material comforts.

What the fuck have I just read??

You do realise you don't actually know this woman at all, don't you? You have no idea what is "out of character" for her or not. This reads like you genuinely think you're privy to her innermost thoughts. It's more than a little creepy.

Imagine obsessing about the plans and motivations of someone you've never met and who doesn't even know you exist in this level of detail.

Queijo · 29/02/2024 18:05

God all this sycophantic defending of a woman and I bet every single one of you has been completely and utterly vile about Meghan at least once in your lives.

Topseyt123 · 29/02/2024 18:08

Queijo · 29/02/2024 18:05

God all this sycophantic defending of a woman and I bet every single one of you has been completely and utterly vile about Meghan at least once in your lives.

Nope. I actually don't dislike Meghan and Harry at all. They would also be entitled to medical privacy.

daisybrown37 · 29/02/2024 18:11

Queijo · 29/02/2024 18:05

God all this sycophantic defending of a woman and I bet every single one of you has been completely and utterly vile about Meghan at least once in your lives.

No - I can defend both Kate and Meghan you know. This is about Kate so I will defend her right to privacy and to take to recover.

ColleenDonaghy · 29/02/2024 18:12

Queijo · 29/02/2024 18:05

God all this sycophantic defending of a woman and I bet every single one of you has been completely and utterly vile about Meghan at least once in your lives.

Nope. I don't think H&M have helped themselves but I'm inclined to believe pretty much everything they say. I just also think Kate is entitled to privacy as she recovers from surgery.

Unmute · 29/02/2024 18:12

I personally love the crazy conspiracy theories.

It's insane that we still have a monarchy - the least they can do is provide us with some entertainment.

I'm certain she's in hiding while she's growing out a bad fringe.

SecondUsername4me · 29/02/2024 18:13

She's exactly where they told us she was going to be when this first began. Resting and recuperating from sucessful planned surgery and will return to duties after Easter.

WhoaJayShettybambalam · 29/02/2024 18:13

She’s here. She said to tell you to fuck off. HTH.

mumda · 29/02/2024 18:14

Hoglet70 · 29/02/2024 13:34

Probably sat at home recovering from surgery as said, having a nice time reading all the bizarre theories on Mumsnet and taking it easy like she should be.

Nah I was told she was banned from reading Mumsnet to avoid hysterical laughter that might hurt.

kingtamponthefurred · 29/02/2024 18:14

Presumably she has been beamed up to the mothership to have her battery replaced.

Crinkle77 · 29/02/2024 18:16

They've literally just said on the BBC 6 o'clock news that we were always told she wouldn't be back doing royal duties until after Easter.

Nonewclothes2024 · 29/02/2024 18:19

Amillionmenwenttomowameadow · 29/02/2024 13:50

It does make you wonder though, so many weird things with the RF at the mo

There really isn't.