Okay , I'm just going to say it... where is Kate Middleton?

[Tuesdayalready]

(or for the MN purists, Catherine) The most high profile and popular member of royal family has not been seen since Christmas. I do think it's quite strange and so many rumours from the foreign press. And before anyone starts jumping down my throat about her having hysterectomy / crohns / ad infimum / I've had both a hysterotomy and half my intestine removed and was back in work within a 8 weeks.

Well last year she did 123 engagement. Even if she takes a few months off it is only 20 something appearances less. So I'd say we will see her smile and wave around as much as we did last year.

Well yes, but that in itself is not evidence that we are being lied to and something else is afoot. It's just evidence that she is in the privileged position of being able to take the correct amount of time needed for a proper convalescence.

I do also think it's very relevant, as others have pointed out, that her work schedule involves smiling, chatting, being photographed constantly and looking and behave impeccably at all times and if she were less than 100% on it, she'd come in for all sorts of flak.

@eise If she reappears resembling Kim Kardashian then we will know for sure

I call her Kate Middleton and will continue to do so. Just as I still refer to Victoria Beckham as Posh Spice.

BBL aside it all seems rather fishy. I will wait patiently to hear the news. It will be announced eventually.

Its not just you, but there have been other threads about this.
Plus it was announced she would be out of comission until after Easter. Is it after Easter yet, and Ive somehow missed it????

She is like a show horse, she isn't going to come out if she is not tiptop

Dear oh dear…Was this meant to prove you weren’t personally attacking a poster? Don’t think it’s had the desired effect.

I think she's sick of her name being slung through the mud by H & M.

Wills and her had massive fight

She's had enough and legged it to her parents

Now Camilla is off on her hols because she's too worn out being pampered and having to shake hands ...totally exhausting

Prince Andrew will be striding arrogantly at any photo opportunity

Zara and knuckehead will be available for any gigs, given they don't work

So pleased we contribute to their stressful lives. Bless.

Coyotes, I expect - but as long as they keep buying their chicken traps from Acme, the chickens should ok.

Thats true. She cant exactly rock up with her hair in a scrunchie and an old jumper on.

Camilla is 76 though, I'm ten years younger and can sit on my arse all day because I'm retired, I wouldn't want to do what she does in ten years time

I've had both a hysterotomy and half my intestine removed and was back in work within a 8 weeks

Well done you. Here is a medal 🥇

You know not everyone recovers the same?

@ssd although it would be quite funny if she did

@FrannieSaid your posts across as quite rude, I’m not sure if that’s intentional or maybe just your posting style?

PERSONAL ATTACK!
PERSONAL ATTACK!
PERSONAL ATTACK!

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many have also pointed out that the British press seems to have left Kate alone and not pressed for more info, while Meghan was essentially left out to dry by the institution and was subject to abuse by the media while pregnant with archie and suffered a miscarriage in 2020

Firstly, I don’t think it’s entirely true that the British Press “seems to have left Kate alone and not pressed for more info”. The British and global press have in fact been writing continuously about Kate’s absence since the news of her operation was released in mid January. There were immediately press teams from around the world set up outside the hospital. They will have been digging around too I am sure to find out if there was any information they could find out about what her health condition is.

What the press haven’t done in the UK is publish anything about what they may or may not have found. The main reasons for this is that they aren’t allowed to. Under the Human Rights Act 1998 everyone (yes, even the Royals) has the right to respect for their private and family life. The state of your health falls very much under your private life.

This was very much the case for Meghan as well. Archie was born in May 2019. The press were not publishing abusive stories about her state of health while she was pregnant. They speculated about nursery paint and decoration, names, godparents - all fairly normal press pieces for a famous woman going through a pregnancy. In fact at that time her coverage was mostly positive - remember Harry said of their trip to Australia and New Zealand while she was pregnant that he thought the family was jealous because her coverage was too positive? The only really negative story I can think of was her trip to New York by private jet for a lavish baby shower, which was criticised - but’s that’s legitimate of her publicised actions (the baby shower was conducted openly, with paparazzi pens set up to cover the guests entrance through the hotel main entrance etc), not her private life. Then there was the “bump touching” - again the press were reporting on her actions while in public, not in private. There’s a difference.

The miscarriage was after she and Harry left to live in Los Angeles, at which time the Palace really had no control over what was being written about them, worldwide.

Is that a new Dalek catchphrase?

This

Yes, for the mods of this board.

It's a comment that is said all the time on these boards, by posters on both sides of the fence. It's nothing particularly controversial or embarrassing, imo, so I think you are being unfair to characterise it as so. @jeffgoldblum was being kind enough to try to stop a pile on, that's all.

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The palace was leaky as a sieve for years

it seems to have suddenly been able to plug all leaks .

I'm saying what numerous pp have said so I'm not sure why you felt my post was worth singling out

No i didnt need sleep. Like most sensible people im just sick of all the ridiculous speculation. If she's not back after Easter fair enough but so far what's happening is what the Palace outlined so why all these idiots are hell bent on there being something sinister going on is crazy