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Kate Gate

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Saladcreamdreams · 14/03/2024 21:39

Do not read or comment if you aren't interested!

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.

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wordler · 15/03/2024 03:33

penjil · 15/03/2024 01:05

Yes, an ambulance left Sandringham with a protection services escort and was seen going to King Edward VII hospital in London.

You understand that Sandringham is in Norfolk?

No ambulance would take a royal
VIP to London from Norfolk.

They would either go to a nearer hospital or they would be helicoptered to one further away.

There is NO evidence of any ambulance anywhere near Sandringham.

MyopicBunny · 15/03/2024 03:53

People are going to be concerned about her - she's not that old. Hopefully it's nothing too serious. Maybe she is taking steroid medication which have made her face puffy and that's why she's not out in public atm.

MyopicBunny · 15/03/2024 03:58

If there is a seperation it is the end of the monarchy.. The public like Kate but only tolerate William. And less not forget the Wales children too.

Their marriage is likely only for show anyway. William is apparently not very nice and they don't even live together most of the time.

pollyglot · 15/03/2024 03:58

Just leave the poor woman alone. She's entitled to her privacy.

MyopicBunny · 15/03/2024 03:59

Sorry, when I said she's not that old, what I mean is that you don't really expect people in their 40s to have significant health problems as a matter of course. And that's why there's all the speculation.

Witchbitch20 · 15/03/2024 04:36

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anotherside · 15/03/2024 04:37

Easy to forget that the same British media which nowadays always tries ro propagate the idea of them as the perfect pair and having a perfect fairytale marriage (usually promoted in contrast to the “chaos” of Harry and Meghan) did of course PreMeghan often suggest the opposite. The pictures of William touching that women in that ski resort nightclub a few years back dont suggest a happy marriage. Must be such a strain to always have to put on a public show and to be a caricature of something you’re not.

anotherside · 15/03/2024 04:49

MyopicBunny · 15/03/2024 03:58

If there is a seperation it is the end of the monarchy.. The public like Kate but only tolerate William. And less not forget the Wales children too.

Their marriage is likely only for show anyway. William is apparently not very nice and they don't even live together most of the time.

The whole institution is farcical, built on a bunch of average characters playing dress up and projected by the media onto the British public as images of perfection and grace. While any time they’re caught erring in an inappropriately human way, the same media will be there ready to tear them down for the entertainment of same public. It’s a sick game which they mostly willingly participate in - because of the glamour and because they don’t know any better having been raised in same institution since birth.

But I bet if Britain one day decided to move on from this archaic nonsense they’d actually all, after a short period had passed, be breathing a huge sigh of relief. Imagine the children getting to live normal lives, enjoying their own privacy and pursueing their own interests without large sections of the public fawning over them and watching their every movement as mini emperors.

RawBloomers · 15/03/2024 04:59

Backintothewoods · 15/03/2024 00:23

They aren’t, though, are they? Infidelity isn’t an inherited characteristic like blue eyes or sticky out ears Hmm

Yes, it is:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1090513814001317

ttcat37 · 15/03/2024 05:06

This is sick, speculating as to whether someone is ‘seriously ill’ like it’s some kind of soap opera.

BrickPombear · 15/03/2024 05:10

I don't know why people find it odd when someone says they won't be back until Easter- then doesn't come back until Easter 🤷‍♀️ This whole whohaa over an edited picture is bizarre, I would say easily more than 50% of images online have been edited and far more than this so why does this one matter? And why had someone zoomed in so much on a child to notice it? Depending on if she is taking any medication she could have puffiness so not wearing her wedding ring. If he has cheated on her he is a complete idiot. Seems odd though with H & M "relaunching" with a new PR team and all of a sudden Kate is public enemy number 1 with the media over nothing. But then that's what the media like doing and I used to feel bad for H &M before they did their Oprah interview and all the shit that followed

RoyalDramaLlama · 15/03/2024 05:36

Angrymum22 · 14/03/2024 22:06

I’m astonished just how many lack the cynicism needed to navigate social media and the gutter press. If it was your health being dissected by the international press and any batshit gossip I’m sure you would be horrified. All that you and other posters are trying to do is to fuel the media’s plan to flush out POW and force her and her family to disclose personal information that it is her right to keep to herself.

I remember the pressure the family were put under to parade the young grieving princes in front of the world media when their mother died. Maybe, just maybe Prince William is behind the drive to keep a total media blackout over his wife’s health. He wasn’t able to control what happened after his mother died but he is able to protect his family from the intense scrutiny his brother and he endured at the worst possible time in his life.

This is all done by the Royals themselves and their desperate need to keepnthe gravy train going. No one forced them to make William and Harry come back to Lindon. They wanted a statement from The Queen. If they didn't care mire for their positions than for their family members they would havecstoidxfirm. They weren't abroad. They were in Scotland. Same here. No need to issue a photo for mothers day. Why did they pander to trolls?

Severalwhippets · 15/03/2024 05:47

Pp are conveniently forgetting that William AND Kate have created this shit storm themselves. Opaque and strange messaging at the beginning. Fake photos produced with no wedding ring. Pulling out of a memorial. A golden opportunity to show the world they are a happy loving couple squandered, fuelling rumours as Kate decides to turn away and William looks at his phone.

Forgive me but this is all manufactured by them. Kate took far far too long to publish a message of thanks to her well wishers. What is anyone in gods name supposed to think?

Kate won’t be wheeled out smiling ear to ear at Easter, and if she were do we really expect the public to buy it? And just ignore all of this deceptive behaviour? If it just boils down to contempt for the public - and it might, that is a very bad decision.

You can’t ‘train’ the public to care and fawn when it suits you - baby births, expensive coronations and a royal life style paid for by us, and then have a totally private life for 6/8 months of the year accountable to no one, it doesn’t work like that.

To me whatever happens, this feels like the beginning of the end of the royal family as we know it. As many of us feared when we lost the Queen.

crockofshite · 15/03/2024 05:58

BenefitWaffle · 15/03/2024 01:44

@Gymnopedie it is normally decided in advance which main Royal family member will attend, because it helps to sell tickets. That is why the MOD announced Kate's attendance.

Tickets to trooping the colour are as rare as unicorn pooh, royal or no royal

EatDiamondsForBreakfast · 15/03/2024 06:15

So sick of clicking on a thread that interests me only to have to read so many ‘omg who cares!’ ‘I only care about big important things!’ Comments. Read something else then! You know what this thread is about.

OP I think the marriage is over. She’s not cooperating with him. Maybe they’ll get through it.
On another note, I think if they had a referendum today in Australia to become a republic it would pass. I don’t like or dislike the royals, I like the fashion & the gossip 😂 but I’ve been thinking the last few weeks that here in Australia people must be watching this circus and thinking we don’t need it. I’m one of them 😊

Abstractthinking · 15/03/2024 06:17

I don't get the logic. How does Kate being sick mean the end of the royal family?

If she doesn't want to release photos, then she doesn't have to just to satisfy people's curosity.

I just had a quick look at the Daily mail. There is an article about Freddie flintoff. The article is supposedly about a new tv program, but of course accompanied with photos of his facial injuries. I suspect Kate wants to avoid similar.

"Threatening" the end of the Royal family just sounds like bullying for not giving in.

Yourauntfanny · 15/03/2024 06:28

My theory is she’s stopped cooperating because she’s found out William has been unfaithful again and she’s threatening to tell the press the truth if they don’t allow her to divorce. She was never in hospital (which is why there was never any visitors) and they are keeping her locked in until she capitulates.

The press know. I either heard on a podcast run by journalists or it might have been on the H&M documentary that when there’s a press black out, the papers will publish seemingly random boring headlines related to the real story to tip off the public and threaten the palace. This is why there’s so many RH stories at the moment. I work in SEO and that explanation for the RH headlines makes zero sense, your SEO team doesn’t dictate the news agenda. Also, searches for her name haven’t spiked since the original rumours in 2019 according to google trends (which as an SEO is where you would go to see if something is trending or not), so it’s not like the SEO’s are reacting to a trend and writing headlines about her to ride a wave of interest, the trend isn’t there on search engines.

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Theunamedcat · 15/03/2024 06:30

RoyalDramaLlama · 15/03/2024 05:36

This is all done by the Royals themselves and their desperate need to keepnthe gravy train going. No one forced them to make William and Harry come back to Lindon. They wanted a statement from The Queen. If they didn't care mire for their positions than for their family members they would havecstoidxfirm. They weren't abroad. They were in Scotland. Same here. No need to issue a photo for mothers day. Why did they pander to trolls?

They pandered to the prime minister of the day they made it clear returning was not what they wanted to do

Snusnusnu · 15/03/2024 06:31

Indeed @Abstractthinking “"Threatening" the end of the Royal family just sounds like bullying for not giving in.“. It is unfair on Kate and bullying. Prince Andrew and the handling of that, which showed contempt for the legal process, is the major issue for any future of the Royal Family.

She should not have had to provide an image. A few updates of We thank well wishers…. The PR handling has been terrible. The level of photoshop in the image appears significant to the point it could be a composite which changes the context. The Kill notice indicates that.

Mummyoflittledragon · 15/03/2024 06:32

This is all about clicks on a site. It’s the only way the press can survive seeing as no one buys newspapers anymore. The general public is so manipulated by content providers, including myself, and we have no idea. KP has really messed up PR but this is a blip and the RF will get through it pretty much unscathed if they (William and Kate) get / start listening to decent advice. As for the affair, there never was one. It was made up for a laugh. And perhaps William was tempted by a beautiful woman a few years ago whilst holidaying with friends. At the end of the day, he had a flirt, boosted his ego then went home to his wife and kids. That’s incredibly tame when compared to the average stag do abroad.

sunandfog · 15/03/2024 06:32

Is it King Harry and Queen Meghan if Wills and Kate abdicate?

Intriguedbythis · 15/03/2024 06:33

Considering the press drip feed of rose Hanbury I think they are in serious crisis in their marriage and Kate may or not be seriously ill or hurt. But absolutely do not believe that she edited those fake photos and that is clearly telling us that something is very wrong .

Unicycle82 · 15/03/2024 06:34

Olivegardenishome · 15/03/2024 00:00

Unless her rings don’t fit anymore because of the surgery/medication.

I thought her legs looked like they belonged to someone else in that pic, like a child, too short for an adult. The images of Kate in the cars (with her mum and with William on another day) both add more speculation as neither look like Kate.

Anyway, who knows? I don’t think we’ll ever know what’s going on. I have a feeling that she’ll appear after Easter and be all perfect.

It is all a storm in a teacup. According to media, Kate is distraught etc over the image scandal. Surely an “oopsie daisy, silly me” would be a more common reaction. It’s like the media are beginning to lay foundations of a mental breakdown so she’ll be portrayed as ‘crazy’. That’s the sort of stuff fuelling rumours of divorce.

The press soft launch of lady chumbawumba is concerning though.

That's because it was Pippa in the car not Kate.

SomethingSimple · 15/03/2024 06:43

Cornishpasty342 · 14/03/2024 23:57

I am another one that thinks she has a temporary stoma and is waiting for reversal until she is back in public. I don’t think the whole drama is due to marriage issues but I definitely think there are problems which makes me very sad. I love Kate and have always loved William too but the Rose Hanbury stories make me so disappointed in him, especially after what happened with his own parents’ marriage. I am genuinely concerned for Kate and the children and wish them all the best.

KP have handled the media coverage absolutely appallingly. The Queen would be never allowed such a shambles to unfold. It’s not looking good for the Windsors atm (and I’m a Royalist).

If she has had a stoma and awaiting a reversal then recovery from a reversal is pretty intense and being out in public would be very tricky given the urgency and unpredictability felt for the first few months at least. (speaking here from experience).

I totally understand and respect anyone's right to privacy. And, we don't know what she has had to endure. Saying that, I have been grateful for those in the public eye who have been generous to share their experiences in relation to medical issues that are sometimes seen as more taboo as it is powerful in enabling others to feel less alone.
However, all of this is speculation and she must do what is right for her.

AInightingale · 15/03/2024 06:43

sunandfog · 15/03/2024 06:32

Is it King Harry and Queen Meghan if Wills and Kate abdicate?

No Harry can never be king while the Wales children are alive and well. He might be made regent until George is 18 but given that he has stepped back from his royal role that's very unlikely. In the very improbable event of Charles dying AND W&K throwing in the towel, it would be up to the govt (I think) to choose a regent to reign in George's stead for a few years. Most likely the Princess Royal.

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