Spanish press reporting Kate was extremely ill

[vaporrub]

I don’t know how credible this is because I saw it on Twitter…

But apparently the media in Spain have reported that Catherine’s surgery was not actually planned, did not go smoothly and she was actually very sick/possibly in a coma for a period of time. And there has been a press blackout in the UK.

Could there be any truth in this? I’m struggling to see WHY something like that would be ‘hidden’ anyway 🤔

Well of course, the same palace that denied Prince Andrew ever met Virginia Giuffre then paid out millions to make her go away and be quiet. I mean, why wouldn't we believe them?......

I had same surgery and developed a complication that was a wound infection. This necessitated a district nurse coming each day to dress it until I could drive and go to the clinic myself. I was off work at least 3 months.

Oh my god can you imagine all the attention (and shit) she would get if she put her head above the parapet to sue someone? No sane person would ever willingly put themselves in that position! Far better to just keep your head down and try as hard as you can to ignore it.

(I feel incredibly sorry for their children - her twin sons will be 15 this year, and obviously will know all about this).

I wasn't aware there was a Colombian paper called El Pais either - I had assumed the link was the Spanish paper which is the reputable one.

I can offer up a twitter screenshot meme but it’s like it was something about her love life.

also @Salemforcuddles

The bit I now find most interesting is all the rose stuff. If it isn’t true she has had her name absolutely dragged through the mud. I’m surprised there hasn’t been stronger legal action which then makes you wonder if there is truth in it

It's not a logical leap to assume that because someone doesn't take legal action to stop their name being dragged through the mud then the rumours must be true. Legal action for libel is very expensive. Very very expensive and against what? internet rumour? painful as it must be, much more sensible to try to ignore it.

Well of course, the same palace that denied Prince Andrew ever met Virginia Giuffre then paid out millions to make her go away and be quiet. I mean, why wouldn't we believe them?......
There's a bit of a difference between the two.
Kate is unwell, to what degree is the business between her, her family and her doctors.

Indeed. Very expensive - and it's almost impossible to prove a negative ie that you DIDN'T say/do something. All that legal action would do would be to stir up and drag out the interest.

She has a young family - such action could drag out the topic for literally years - she won't want her children's classmates reading about such rubbish, or having the opportunity to make fun of them

Plus - mud sticks. It's been thrown and no matter what legal action might be taken there would be a lot of head-shaking and "No smoke without fire" type comments. Even a magnificent legal win wouldn't alter the opinions of many people.

Poor woman is damned if she does, damned if she doesn't.

It’s interesting then- I didn’t realise it was harder to prove a negative but if it hasn’t happened she has probably suffered more from all of the press intrusion than any of the actual royals purely by association. Surely there must be some way of asking for a cease and desist though otherwise anyone could just print any old rubbish? even her kids are now getting dragged into it.

Especially as the country is clearly bored, fed up with grim news, and desperate for things to meme about. A trial like that would be catnip, up there with Wagatha Christie or Gwyneth’s ski accident.

Exactly and how do you disprove it? Ira stupid rumour and I very much doubt it’s true, the person who made it up admitted that. And it went along with the stupid pegging rumour. Clearly bullshit. What are they going to do, go to court to prove William doesn’t like being pegged? Best to ignore the utter idiocy of it.

Perfect in the role... Apart from scandals, skirtgate, laziness, sneering and all the rest. Feel free to like her, just don't try to rewrite history.

It is odd how people change their views. Many republicans tout " we pay them" as an excuse to know and control everything there is to know about the Royal Family. It is akin to saying we own them and we are entitled to dictate what they do and let us know. I would imagine these are the same people who would create a shitstorm ( rightly) about eg the slave trade of the past where humans were "owned" by others. It really doesn't make sense to have this attitude towards the Royal Family.

Are we now comparing the royal family to slaves? ::checks notes:: I didn’t have this much crazy scheduled til the fever pitch of Kate’s return (or not) on Easter Sunday.

No @mardylookingfrump of course not. It's the attitude I am referring to.

It is an awful attitude.

Everyone is entitled to their privacy about personal matters.

I know what you mean @ChVrches. If forced I would say that I’m a monarchist in that I wouldn’t seek to actively dismantle the entire institution. I find a great deal of pleasure and pride in the traditions and recorded history. However, it does need modernising.

one (of the many) point that I do struggle with is the implied ‘ownership’ of people like pets or sideshow. Granted it’s a gilded cage but seeing children like George having his entire life mapped out for him from the minute he was born is something I find quite sad. It’s made me far more aware of them as human beings.

My post pointed out that I know the British tabloids are grim in their framing and insinuations, but I also know the US National Enquirer as an example writes outright lies that are almost comical to how ridiculous they are. Celebrities don’t seem often to sue the NE so I think the US law may allow outright lies to be written and perhaps most of the public know NE lies and doesn’t believe the stories. I said if Spanish law was similar - and I didn’t know so was only speculating - then they too could have a paper like National Enquirer and if the Kate stories was coming from such a publication then the credibility would be close to zero.

Oh do tell, what scandals? Sounds like there has been a lot, who has she sneered at? What did she say? I presume you have proof of all this, would love to see the links and proof to all of these claims because I’ve never seen or heard of Kate doing what you claim, I did see her skirt blow up, I didn’t realise that was a crime, you learn something new everyday here.

@DodoTired xenophobia- dislike or prejudice about people from another country . " typical British superiority ". Ahem

I'm going to have a strictly metaphorical bet with myself that they're things for which the pp has seen wholly convincing evidence but can't share with us.

Kate's skirt did blow up in the wind in an early engagement, it was because the hem hadn't been weighted - something HM always had done with her clothes to prevent exactly that sort of embarrassment. If that's a scandal, then PoW doesn't have much to worry about.

My grandson is the same age as George also first born. He's a good boy sensitive and caring. It would break my heart and his parents if he was doomed to wear a crown.

I agree. Diana was photographed in such a way that her skirt became see though. Wardrobe failures happen. Hardly a scandal

Wardrobe failures happen. Hardly a scandal

Unless a) you're the reincarnation of a Victorian vicar fainting at the sight of female ankles or b) you're on SM determined to make something look much worse than it was, for some reason.

In the UK press have to prove what they publish. If you sue for libel you do not have to prove a negative.
You can sue social media sites for allowing libel on their site. That is why MN are very quick to remove some threads about famous people that are always full of libellous claims.