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Where’s Kate Middleton?

12-3-2024 < Attack the System 27 244 words
 
A picture is worth a thousand words. But in Kate Middleton’s case, one image came with a thousand theories. 

The Royal Family hasn’t been short on drama in recent years, with Prince Andrew, Duke of York, and Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, Duke and Duchess of Sussex, stepping away from their public duties as royals.



But this time around, it’s the Princess of Wales in the spotlight… for not being in the spotlight.



Kate, who has been out of the public eye for months, was caught editing a photo of her with her family, adding fuel to the so-called “Katespiracy,” Business Insider’s Kwan Wei Kevin Tan and Mikhaila Friel write.



It comes as speculation has grown about her whereabouts and status since undergoing a “planned abdominal surgery” in January.



The drama reached a fever pitch Sunday when Kensington Palace released a photo of Kate and her kids in honor of Mother’s Day in the UK. The only issue? It was edited.


Major photo agencies pulled the image, but it took 13 hours for Kate to address the drama via Kensington Palace’s social media accounts. She explained away the issue by saying she does “occasionally experiment with editing,” but plenty of people weren’t buying it. It was also somewhat unprecedented, considering the Royal Family has previously been accused of editing photos, yet hasn’t responded with an apology before.


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