The inquiry into what is transpiring behind closed doors at Windsor has become one of the most frequently asked questions over the past couple of months, particularly following Kate Middleton’s most recent public appearance.
In mid-January, the Princess of Wales underwent a “planned” abdominal surgery. Since then, the Palace has remained tight-lipped about her precise health status or location. They provided a statement offering reassurance that she was “doing well” but indicated they would only disclose further details if something of significant importance occurred.
The people of Britain, along with global observers closely monitoring the situation surrounding Kate and the circulating rumors, found a ray of hope when the Minister of Defense confirmed her attendance at the Trooping the Colour dress rehearsal ceremony on June 8, preceding the main event scheduled for June 15.
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However, it later turned out that it was a mistake and that Kate’s potential return to royal duty event has been deleted from an Army website. As per GB News, Kensington Palace was “not consulted” regarding the Princess of Wales’ appearance.
“It seems the MoD jumped the gun with this announcement and that Kensington Palace was not consulted…we will have to wait to see if the PoW will be well enough to attend,” Telegraph royal reporter Victoria Ward posted on X.
What’s most, the event’s overview mentioned Kate’s presence multiple times.
“Trooping the Colour reviewed by Her Royal Highness The Princess of Wales is identical to Trooping the Colour reviewed by His Majesty The King,” “Trooping the Colour reviewed by Her Royal Highness The Princess of Wales also includes 250 soldiers from the Foot Guards,” and “The soldiers will be inspected by Her Royal Highness The Princess of Wales, Colonel Irish Guards.”
The website promptly eliminated all content pertaining to Kate and the event, including her photo from the site’s landing page.
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Kate hasn’t been seen in public for a long period of time, which is very unusual for a royal of her rank.
The public could last see her on a photo taken by TMZ, which some claimed was staged.
On Mother’s Day, she shared a photo of herself with her children. However, it was later discovered that the image had been edited in certain areas. Consequently, news agencies issued “kill notices,” advising against the use or removal of that specific photo.
“It appears that the source has manipulated the image,” the Associated Press notification read.
They also released a statement, saying, “The Associated Press initially published the photo, which was issued by Kensington Palace. The AP later retracted the image because at closer inspection, it appears that the source had manipulated the image in a way that did not meet AP’s photo standards. The photo shows an inconsistency in the alignment of Princess Charlotte’s left hand.”
ST DAVIDS, WALES – SEPTEMBER 08: Catherine, Princess of Wales and Prince William, Prince of Wales visit St Davids Cathedral for a service to commemorate the first anniversary of the death of Queen Elizabeth II, on September 08, 2023 in St Davids, United Kingdom. Queen Elizabeth II passed away at Balmoral Castle, her private Scottish residence, on September 8th 2022. This brought to an end her 70-year reign, the longest of a British monarch. Her funeral was held at Westminster Abbey on 19 September and she is buried in St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle. (Photo by Karwai Tang/WireImage)
Although the Palace didn’t comment on the edited photo, Kate herself decided to explain why the image had “flaws.”
On her and William’s official X account, she wrote, “Like many amateur photographers, I do occasionally experiment with editing. I wanted to express my apologies for any confusion the family photograph we shared yesterday caused. I hope everyone celebrating had a very happy Mother’s Day. C.”
Kensington Palace has later confirmed it “would not be reissuing the original unedited photograph of Kate and her children.”
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