Social media leaking news of POW hysterectomy

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It goes without saying its only her business, however I found it odd that whilst 'doomscrolling' from sleeplessness I came across a couple of posts from US news sites claiming they had news obtained from 'Palace sources' posted onto SM.

We all know that KP is somewhat leaky but over something like this? (I suppose Maybe if the price was right?)
Or is it just speculation passed off as the truth?
Or, are US news sources avowed to publish info that uk ones aren't?

I'm not particularly interested in what she's had done, surgery is unpleasant, full stop, But I'm just wondering if there's a reason the story is in US but not uk news-if it even real ( which seems slightly unlikely I would think, but then you never know about anyone personal life).
Just found out odd and curious as to the whys

It's not a release. It's something 'a source close to the Princess' told People magazine. In other words it could be any randomer with the loosest connection to the Princess of Wales, who knows absolutely nothing about her condition.

But this is how rumour and gossip spreads across the internet.

Yes I agree with that on the whole. But I think there’s a balance to be struck. They could rule out a lot more to reduce the speculation.

Really? I don’t read them but people were joking at work about all the doom-mongering articles about “how will the country survive with two of them in hospital?” The coverage sounded ridiculously over the top.

I stand (partly) corrected.

You're right - speculation masquerading as fact is unacceptable, but I'd still ignore rather than get posts deleted (unless they were genuinely damaging to the individual concerned).

However there are a lot of (for want of a better term) virtue-signalling tw&ts whose only purpose seems to be stopping people who have opinions different from their own, from posting.

Thank you!

Oh behave! The fact that some of us find the doom mongering on here ridiculous is not virtue signalling. Is no one allowed voice an opinion on it?

You really are adding up 2 and 2 and getting 10.

Some publications are saying that Kate's 'broader circle of friends' were surprised by the situation. Nowhere has it been stated that the royal family were surprised.

And, as already said, there has been no palace release saying 'Kate will bounce back.' That has been attributed to 'a source close to the Princess' ie a bored journalist rehashing the original statement and trying to make it sound a bit different.

Is Kate under pressure to reveal her operation?

https://www.instyle.com/kate-middleton-abdominal-surgery-surprise-royal-family-8549188

here is the link -

How do you know? I have posted the link, people can make up their own minds.

You are not the RF spokesperson.

The headline says something that is not in the article.

It’s absolutely in the article have you bothered to read it?

I am merely pointing out, as you seem so worried about Kate, that these 'releases' are simply rehashes of the original statement headlined to look as if there is new information, when the substance of the text makes it clear that any new additions are simply unsubstantiated stuff attributed vaguely to 'sources close to Kate', 'Kate's wider circle of friends'. You seemed quite happy earlier on to post your own doom laden interpretation, but don't like anyone else posting their less dramatic view.

No - I decided not to and just made a wild guess 😫

It says wider circle of FAMILY and friends. Read the article.

I have. When you actually read the substance of the article it modifies it down to 'broader circle of family friends'. Which could mean the man who delivers her parents' milk, or someone who was at school with Pippa 25 years ago. It's well know tabloid journalism technique.
Do you seriously think the Queen, or Princess Ann or Eugenie are going around making off the cuff remarks to rubbish magazines?

Reading the National Enquirer headlines at the checkout is one of my roadtrip delights!

It does not say the Royal family did not know in the article.

Tomorrow will be day 11 after they made the announcement. Hoping she is well enough to go home already and curious whether they will announce when it happens, or wait a few days to throw people off the trail. She could already be home now and they'll announce on Monday. Quite obviously, the closer they get to Day 14 the more anxious the press will become. It's really, really quiet on that front...even the DM squeezed several articles out of Charles coming out of surgery and Camilla visiting him but no followup or any update regarding Kate. There must be a blanket agreement with the press going on.

It’s all very strange. Don’t think I’ve ever heard of a young Royal being in hospital for this long and it coming out of the blue

I don't think they need a "blanket agreement"

They have made one statement, at the end of which they said they would only issue further statements when there was something significant to say. I heard that press are being moved on from outside the hospital, so no pix beyond one of William arriving once, and Camilla visiting Charles. And the hospital itself is proving leakproof. So there just isn't anything to report. (And there isn't a huge amount you can invent either)

I expect the next statement will be that she has left hospital and is convalescing at home.

In the UK the RF and the media have a relationship with each other, and I think the media know they have to manage this if they want any kind of access. So there is a line that they dont cross - whereas in the US there is no such relationship and therefore no censoring by the press. Also think it is highly likely that someone who is not overly hard working may not be pushing too hard to get back to work.

Also think it is highly likely that someone who is not overly hard working may not be pushing too hard to get back to work.

That is a foul thing to say. Do you not think she would want to get back home to her children.

I drove past the London clinic today and there were masses of press outside the hospital. They have also spotted the Queen going into visit the king three times today. Prince William has not been seen visiting her for a week because he hasn’t visited her for a week. Whether that is because he isn’t interested, she doesn’t want him to, she isn’t fit to be visited or she isn’t there, it is impossible to know. But don’t believe the nonsense you are being fed by the famously misleading tabloid press.

Interesting that her children haven’t been brought to see her. Again whether that is because she isn’t fit to be visited or not there who can say. It cannot be because they don’t want to see her or she doesn’t want to see them, however, we can probably agree on that.