Kate Gate

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Shamefully starting a new Kate related thread for the fellow people like me who are so far down the rabbit hole they need to talk it out with fellow tin foil hat wearers 🤙
I want to know.. what do you think?
Where is she?
The wild theories?
Will she make the Easter Day service?
What the hell is going on over at KP?

I think she's seriously ill and will be stepping back soon.

I've got popcorn and I've got alllllll night, let's dissect.

the finances are somewhat opaque. If/when William takes the throne he wont pay Inheritance Tax on the Duchy of Lancaster Estate.

Give it a rest would you? This thread is about Kate. Why bring H&M into it multiple times with multiple nasty messages? You’re coming across as a bully. If you’re a fan of Kate, say something supportive about her. There’s no need to disparage another woman who has nothing to do with this conversation.

Well, according to an "insider". Could be tosh

www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-12933091/Kate-Middleton-heartbroken-Prince-Williams-decision-send-Prince-George-10-Eton-College-claims-royal-insider.html

I would really like to believe this - but I don’t.

Here is why.

At the moment the royal family’s credibility and reputation is being blown to smithereens worldwide. Even supporters and royalists are questioning their continued viability. I don’t think for a second this would be happening if it really was as simple as what you have described.

If Kate wanted to retain her position within the family - now she is out and about in cars etc apparently - I think she and William would be moving heaven and earth now to shore up public support - but they are not.

Even now knee deep in this awful, awful situation no one is doing or saying anything.

That is why I believe it is far, far more serious than surgery having unexpected complications. Or puffy faces or steroids etc.

There are too many questionable indicators: the missing wedding ring. William looking entirely checked out in the car, no proper statements or explanations. The children not being in school. No sign of the Middletons (always usually seen to be supporting the couple) a news black out, William pulling out of his speech at an important memorial. The fake photo and Kate taking responsibility despite not having taken the picture, it was William.

Too many things do not add up.

If this was simply about Kates ‘recovery’ we would be seeing a huge campaign now to get the family ‘back on track’, but there is just radio silence. It’s now deafening.

I now sadly expect the next statement to be that they have officially separated. I dearly hope to be wrong on this.

I think William wants out too - but not for the reason you give. He's hoisted by his own petard however. The PR of the so very happy marriage will surely work against him as their loyal followers will be shocked.

Humm there are several weeks of school holidays after Easter so I don't think she will be seen before the end of the month rather than the beginning. Back at work, but now on holiday...

I can see this whole thing dragging on for another month after Easter.
#PRshitshow

No sign of the Middletons (always usually seen to be supporting the couple

We've seen Pippa on the beach with her family. We've seen Carole driving Kate on the school run and Uncle Gary is on CBB. What more do you want? Photos of Mike and Carole emptying the dishwasher at Windsor?

The wounds inflicted by such shit PR regardless of reason may never fully repair itself. The public may decide they have simply had enough of funding it, and with a Labour government potentially in place this could be very challenging.

At other times we have seen nice photos of the Middletons speaking about theif daughter and William - looking casual and typically outside their home etc.

Carole looked exhausted and washed out in the car - and I still believe that was Pippa not Kate in the car.

British royals have a way of 'doing' affairs. They will usually present a tantalizing array of possibilities (as happened with Charles and before that, his dad) or use a past dalliance to front speculation and divert. If Wills is at it, it's going to be with somebody whose name has never been in the tabloids, not the one being planted everywhere.

Exactly.

Whatever the situation, here you have an "organisation" that has a huge amount of money, the press there to hang off their every word and the highest possible profile. Yet, they fuck it up so monumentally at the moment that even royalists are questioning what is going on.

If this was a.n. other celebrity I wouldnt give a damn. But this family is supposed to represent us. We pay them to be in this position, our taxes pay for them.

If they want to live in the shadows, then go ahead but not on my tax money.

Really hope now that this is the end of the Monarchy.

Just going to pull out this paragraph @Severalwhippets rather than quote the whole thing.

There are too many questionable indicators: the missing wedding ring. William looking entirely checked out in the car, no proper statements or explanations. The children not being in school. No sign of the Middletons (always usually seen to be supporting the couple) a news black out, William pulling out of his speech at an important memorial. The fake photo and Kate taking responsibility despite not having taken the picture, it was William.

The missing wedding ring if anything makes me think the marriage is fine. Otherwise that would have been on the list of essentials for the photo, if William was trying to portray things as happier than they are in that regard.

I don't think we can read anything into their expressions in the car for a split second - but it's hard to imagine they were happy that day given everything going on.

I've seen it mentioned on here a few times that the kids aren't in school but is there any evidence of that? I think that's a rumour that's grown legs, like the ambulance. Possibly from Americans online assuming that no photos of them at school means they aren't there, rather than them being left in peace.

Agree Kate took the blame for the photo, I don't think anyone believes it was her (or indeed William) actually working the laptop. I think they thought that was the breeziest way to blow off the story.

Possibly I'm too innocent, time will tell. But I don't think there's any actual evidence of anything more sinister than a woman wanting to recover in private.

Naive yes - because accidents simply do not happen like this when there are literally teams of people orchestrating their every move.

You are seriously underestimating how much manpower they have - and the aides, advisors and world class PR professionals.

Have we? When was that? I've heard them speak to the press at the hospital when George was born and when W&K announced their engagement. Major life events. Have there been other times?

What the hell is this if not a major life event?

But I agree that it looked like Pippa in the car.

I really don’t understand all the fuss about Kate healing from surgery and not being seen. The Palace clearly said that she was having major surgery, would not be working again until Easter, and would not provide any updates unless something significant happened. We barely got to the end of February before everyone started making a fuss.

Major surgery. Back at work after Easter. No updates.

It’s truly amazing how much of the country cannot understand plain English.

Nothing is out of the ordinary. Nothing weird is going on. She’s recovering from illness and surgery. I cannot fathom why that’s so difficult to understand.

But what would they say? They're not going to come out of their house and chat to the press about it. What would they say?

It wasn’t Pippa in the car. It was clearly Kate.

I can't fathom why so many people don't understand that it's NOT about Kate recovering, there was no 'fuss' until the photo that KP released,this is on them.

Yes but if you believe Private Eye - and I generally do - they're keeping most of those teams in the dark. Hence the fuck ups, they have good people on the payroll, but those good people aren't being allowed to do their jobs right now.

The missing wedding ring if anything makes me think the marriage is fine. Otherwise that would have been on the list of essentials for the photo, if William was trying to portray things as happier than they are in that regard.

100% @ColleenDonaghy, if there was a big cover up about the marriage this would have been important. But it wasn’t.

I also don’t understand how people think this is the end of the family altogether? Even if their marriage does break down. Charles marriage broke down and was played out very publicly and uncomfortably but the RF went on. If their marriage was over, and I’ll eat my hat if it is because I really don’t think that’s the case, then it wouldn’t signal the end of the royal family at all. Christ, they’ve got Andrew not sweating at Pizza Hut and they’re still going. Yet another broken marriage isn’t going to be the nail
in the coffin.

Specifically consider which royals their sloppy (or is it?) pR they are or throwing under the bus and the timing. I actually feel sorry for the Middletons and Kate because they were always positive and cooperative but they are being put back into middle class-dom.

Agree with this. Until the memorial, the insane speculation was just in the parts of the internet where insane speculation on any topic can be expected. Then with the faked photo it went properly mainstream as they effectively announced they have something to hide.