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

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Tuesdayalready · 02/03/2024 22:26

(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.

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AlbertoDilemma · 04/03/2024 23:37

Maireas · 04/03/2024 23:32

Why thank you. It'll be a shock to my husband, who thought we were happy, but I did look glum in the car and that can only mean one thing.

Yes. He is a serial killer, and you are planning to move to Rio de Janeiro, to start your new life with Brazil's top arse surgeon.

StormzyinaTCup · 04/03/2024 23:57

Brazil’s top arse surgeon 😂

pipsfromthefuture · 04/03/2024 23:58

Ah good old Backgrid

JaneJeffer · 05/03/2024 00:07

AlbertoDilemma · 04/03/2024 23:23

@TitusGroaned I reckon Meghan's got Chaz n Dave's greatest hits on the stereo whenever she gets papped. Hours of unadulterated joy, I tell you.

🤣

pipsfromthefuture · 05/03/2024 00:14

wordler · 04/03/2024 20:35

Of course not but this stuff is outrageous made up stuff and misogynistic vitriol that's organised into campaigns to trend on twitter - it's not just the royal family it happens to - there are loads of celebrity 'camps' where this happens to individuals.

And then you see it being brought to non-Twitter platforms as 'facts' or credible rumours when it's malicious stories deliberately made up to create the most damage possible.

Agree.

It happens on these RF boards day and night.

PinkTonic · 05/03/2024 00:29

pipsfromthefuture · 05/03/2024 00:14

Agree.

It happens on these RF boards day and night.

Yes and it’s all so ludicrous and so persistent that it’s obvious that the people who bring it here are part of the machinery or completely devoid of functional brain cells.

BobbyBiscuits · 05/03/2024 00:33

She is indoors. They said she wouldn't be doing public work til after Easter or something.
She's not dead, ffs.
You'd think the world stops turning because she wasn't walking around in heels smiling and being gifted flowers by people who can barely afford to feed themselves?

AliceOlive · 05/03/2024 02:19

I’d like to chime in with my own theory. I know she’s a bit young for it, but I heard she’s a huge OMD fan and is currently following them on the Europe and UK Bauhaus Staircase tour. the dates jive perfectly. They’ll wrap up right before English Easter.

William decided at the last minute to join her in Belfast, the “personal matter” was spending QT with his wife. She did have a surgery but is using convalescence as a cover now. YOLO Kate!

Primrosecottagelover · 05/03/2024 03:53
royal wedding GIF by BBC

Thats a short, button nose, definitely Kate & hair is too long for Pippa, who has never had long hair below shoulders.

Primrosecottagelover · 05/03/2024 03:54

Posted wrong thread sorry

upinaballoon · 05/03/2024 04:28

BIWI · 04/03/2024 23:22

FFS give it a rest @ToffeeTalk

You have no idea why Catherine (or her mother) have the expressions on their faces that have been captured by that snapshot. Also worth remembering that 'snapshot' = a quick snap in a moment of time. In the next moment they might have broken out into broad grins. Who knows? Not me, not you, no-one knows.

And just because you might not have a 'thunderous expression' on your face when you're driving, doesn't mean that other people will be the same. You have no idea what they're listening to. Or talking about. Or thinking. Or anything.

If I'm driving on a sunny day or even when it's a little bit bright, I'll be frowning hard, even if Pavarotti's banging it out at top volume on the radio.

upinaballoon · 05/03/2024 04:31

JJathome · 04/03/2024 22:27

Bit surprised Kate still can’t drive, which I’m assuming that’s why her mother is driving. I mean it’s what 7 weeks since surgery?

How do you know she can't drive? You could assume that she can drive fine but on this occasion happens to be driven by her mother.

pam290358 · 05/03/2024 04:35

JaneJeffer · 05/03/2024 00:07

🤣

favourite track ‘there ain’t no pleasin’ you’ !!

Rosscameasdoody · 05/03/2024 04:40

JJathome · 04/03/2024 22:27

Bit surprised Kate still can’t drive, which I’m assuming that’s why her mother is driving. I mean it’s what 7 weeks since surgery?

The reports were that it was abdominal surgery and it sounded quite major. Wouldn’t be surprising if she wasn’t up to driving for a couple of months when you think about the muscles and movements involved in controlling a car.

shoppingshamed · 05/03/2024 05:12

JJathome · 04/03/2024 22:27

Bit surprised Kate still can’t drive, which I’m assuming that’s why her mother is driving. I mean it’s what 7 weeks since surgery?

Is someone with a driving licence never allowed to be a passenger then, when did that start?

JacquiSun · 05/03/2024 05:32

She's had surgery. She can take as much time off as she likes. It's not as though she'll run out of sick pay or have to attend an HR meeting like many of us would have to do. She's very lucky to be able to take this amount of time off to recover. If it was me I'd have about 3 more weeks to get back on my feet before I had to get back to be able to pay my bills. And hope to god I have no more illnesses in the next 2 rolling years whilst my sick pay resets.

Kate has none of these considerations so she's taking the time because she can.
Nothing more sinister than that.

Hughs · 05/03/2024 06:27

This thread is bizarre. It started with a pointless question and has reached the heights of "she must be getting divorced because she wasn't smiling in that split second when she got papped and that must mean divorce because I listen to Classic FM and never look thunderous so she's definitely getting divorced". You can practically hear the knitting needles clicking away.

Plus of course

  • if she would only thank people for their well wishes
  • she has
  • tut, why on earth doesn't she just thank people for their well wishes?
  • she has thanked people, here's a screenshot
  • the palace PR has really gone downhill, she hasn't even thanked people for their well wishes
  • she has
  • well I'm really surprised, the RF is not usually rude, can't believe she hasn't thanked people for their well wishes
  • posts screenshot again
  • can't believe how badly this is being handled, of course there's going to be speculation when she hasn't even thanked people for their well wishes
Etc Etc Etc Useful idiots I guess.
CarrotOfPeace · 05/03/2024 06:43

Hughs · 05/03/2024 06:27

This thread is bizarre. It started with a pointless question and has reached the heights of "she must be getting divorced because she wasn't smiling in that split second when she got papped and that must mean divorce because I listen to Classic FM and never look thunderous so she's definitely getting divorced". You can practically hear the knitting needles clicking away.

Plus of course

  • if she would only thank people for their well wishes
  • she has
  • tut, why on earth doesn't she just thank people for their well wishes?
  • she has thanked people, here's a screenshot
  • the palace PR has really gone downhill, she hasn't even thanked people for their well wishes
  • she has
  • well I'm really surprised, the RF is not usually rude, can't believe she hasn't thanked people for their well wishes
  • posts screenshot again
  • can't believe how badly this is being handled, of course there's going to be speculation when she hasn't even thanked people for their well wishes
Etc Etc Etc Useful idiots I guess.

It's so silly.

She must say thank you. She has. Not good enough. Weird

JJathome · 05/03/2024 06:46

Lovethistimeofyear · 04/03/2024 22:51

I think they are making a point that this is how they plan to deal with private issues from now on.

The King has shared he has cancer but not what type, and we aren’t getting very much information about treatment / recovery etc.

This is a very different Royal Family now.

In the past, while the Queen didn’t necessarily give specific health details, there would have been updates from the Palace.

Are you kidding the queen was even more secretive. The woman had cancer for goodness sake and even on death didn’t wish the public to know.

ruhroh · 05/03/2024 06:47

Amazing news. I can breathe again. Not just yet though, only half breaths until I know her bowels are nice and healthy. Long live Kate's bowels!

JJathome · 05/03/2024 06:48

WimbyAce · 04/03/2024 23:01

I just saw the pic, which does not look like her at all. Something very odd going on here!

what a silly post 😂

Maireas · 05/03/2024 07:08

@Hughs . I couldn't agree more. This has been awful, and some claims utterly ridiculous.
I don't think there's any more to be said about the "objectively plausible" facial expression= divorce.

Maireas · 05/03/2024 07:09

Also, there is a serious debate to be had about royalty, republicanism and the role of the head of state. Jumping on nonsense like this will not further the cause.

BIWI · 05/03/2024 07:14

Thankfully the thread has come to its natural end.

BIWI · 05/03/2024 07:15

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