Friends of the Duchess of Cambridge say the “extreme stress”, including the backlash from repeated accusations against her and Prince William by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, has caused the Duchess to spend months away from public life. He blames this for at least part of the reason why there was no such thing. Recovering from her abdominal surgery.
One outraged friend said it was outrageous that Kate was being “harassed by the media for someone else’s actions”.
They later this year revealed that Prince William and Duchess Kate were responsible for blaming staff at Kensington Palace for their mistakes, after the Duchess of Cambridge published a photo without her wedding ring that sent royal communications into an unusual turmoil. He predicted that there would be a move to wipe out the situation. Kate later admitted in a social media message that she had edited the photo, but friends insisted the team had made a mistake in allowing Kate to take the blame.
The friend told The Daily Beast: “She has been under incredible pressure for several years and is now being harassed by the media for the actions of others, even though it was clearly supposed to be one of the most high-profile photos of all time. Regardless, it is completely unfathomable how her agency was able to publish a photo without a ring. And is she to blame? Sorry. It was their failure and they accept responsibility for it. They should have. When the dust settles, they’ll get rid of all those people.”
The friend added that Duchess Kate’s office’s failure to properly vet the photos was also “to blame” for reigniting speculation about the status of her marriage to Prince William.
every Tuesday night screening, Stephen Colbert joked about William’s widespread affair with his neighbour, Rose Hanbury, Duchess of Cholmondeley. The palace has repeatedly denied there was an affair.
Kate’s last public appearance was on Christmas Day last year. The palace says she plans to return to her official duties at an unspecified date after Easter.
Earlier this week, a source who is a friend of Kate and William and part of their wider friendship revealed that they and their group of friends were “completely baffled” as to why Kate had published the photo of her. “I’m doing it,” he told The Daily Beast. When she thought that if she didn’t wear her wedding ring, “people would definitely ask me questions about how my marriage was going.”
Queen Camilla, Prince William, Prince of Wales, Kate Middleton, Princess of Wales, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, Prince Louis, and Mia attend the Royal Christmas Service at St. Mary Magdalene Church on December 25, 2023. -Tyndale arrives.
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A friend said: “They are often spotted together at school functions, but it is truly amazing how one, and often both, are always together at every game, music concert, and prize presentation. Their relationship has always seemed incredibly strong despite the immense pressures between them, especially since their wedding rings were photoshopped. It’s safe to say we were all completely baffled when the photos were published without them. It seemed certain that people would ask questions about the status of their marriage.”
Another family friend also told The Daily Beast that the stress of the past few years, including regular and harmful attacks from Harry and Meghan Markle, and the pressures of the many changes that have come with the Queen’s accession to the throne, is to blame. He said he thought so. Kate developed a stress-related illness and died.
A source said: “Ever since Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan left the family, she and Prince William have been under a lot of stress. They’ve spent three years just waiting for the next dreaded media interview. Plus they moved houses, the kids changed schools, the Queen died and she became Princess of Wales. It’s no surprise that she got sick and did everything to get better. It’s no surprise that I have to walk away from it.”
Britain’s Prince William applauds at the Diana Legacy Award Ceremony held at the Science Museum in London, England, on March 14, 2024.
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The extent of the ongoing rift between Prince William and Prince Harry was revealed once again on Thursday, with Prince Harry’s virtual appearance at Thursday’s Diana Legacy Awards to take place only after Prince William leaves the event. Announced.
Prince William had previously visited a youth charity in London and made comments that seemed strange given the debacle surrounding his wife’s bungled attempt to edit the infamous photo, while decorating a biscuit and saying: Said. Even my kids are more artistic than me. ”
The fallout of “manipulated” photos continued to resonate on Thursday, with news agency Agence France-Presse saying images of Kensington Palace could no longer be automatically trusted and its chief comparing the palace’s credibility to North Korea and Iran. He said he was doing so.
Former staffers told The Daily Beast that Kate and William’s priority going forward is to protect their children.
They said: “The number one thing that we’re both thinking about right now is how this will affect our kids. They’re very lucky that the other parents at the school are so loyal, but the reality is, It’s an impossible task to keep this up with kids these days. I don’t think the Easter holidays can come early enough.”
A friend of King Charles told The Daily Beast that he and the Queen would have “full sympathy” with Prince William and Duchess Kate over the debacle. “The only answer is for her to recover and get back to her job,” the friend said. Playing on a famous saying by the late Queen Elizabeth II, a friend said: “Now more than ever, we need them to be seen and believed.”
Kensington Palace did not respond to a request for comment.
