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It is now May 2024, around two months after the #WhereisKate and #KateGate frenzy has died down.
After all, a video was released of Kate on a bench, telling the world about her cancer diagnosis and that she will be away for some time to do preventative chemotherapy. In that moment, the world shared a collective gasp. Not our Princess Catherine!
As the Princess had not been seen publicly since December 2023, the rumor mill that had gone into overdrive, could now collectively breathe a sigh of relief. She had not run off with her three children, nor had she quietly divorced Prince William, as was being alleged on social media. Phew!
Dream Wedding
Thirteen years ago on April 29, 2011, Catherine Middleton married Prince William in a dream wedding that was straight out of a fairy tale. Prince William was even dressed like the prince in Cinderella. It was picture perfect. Over here in the west, we woke up in the wee hours of the morning for the event that captured everyone’s hearts around the world.
When Queen Elizabeth died, and she was elevated from Duchess to Princess, if there were ever any rumblings that she would struggle to fit in the “Princess of Wales” shoes, all those rumblings were silenced as she created her own shoes- one that was wholly her, as the new
Princess of Wales as she showed year after year, that there were no need for comparisons to anyone else.
We watched Catherine blossom from a woman who seemed uncertain, to a powerhouse that was a force to be reckoned with. She walked the fine line of being a power in her own right, while supporting her husband and heir to the throne.
Beautiful, elegant, classy. She has been dubbed “the Children’s Princess” for the effortless connection that she has with children. There have been so many viral images and videos of Princess Catherine having unforgettable engagements with kids.
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She seemed to excel at virtually everything she tried her hand at, such as sports, art and photography. There was no one like her. She was the unshakable Duchess of Cambridge, wife of Prince William, and future Queen.
#KateGate
It was a frenzy that had a chokehold on the world. Late night talk shows, celebs, major media outlets… it seemed as if everyone was asking “Where is Kate?”
It also did not help that word was going around that there was an incident at Sandringham on December 28, 2023, and it was being speculated that Kate could have been involved, as an ambulance was allegedly seen leaving the estate.
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So many conspiracies. So many X (formerly Twitter), Tik Tok and YouTube videos. From social media to mainstream media and television. There were celebs and journalists speculating and re-posting all sorts of theories that ran the whole gamut from sad to just wild and scary allegations.
I ignored it all. I laughed with my co-workers about how silly it all was. Even when people who normally didn’t notice the Royals, or even knew their names, started to notice what was happening with Kate, I continued to laugh it all off. What was all the fuss about? The Palace released a statement saying she had “abdominal surgery” and would be absent for a few months. In other words: Calm down and lay off!
And this nonsense about a “Rose”? Who? What? An affair?
It also did not help that in addition to the various forums and vlogs, there was a myriad of psychics online speaking about the William and Rose affair rumor being true. Nevertheless, I poo pooed it all and crossed them off. Nope! I sure won’t be listening to them again!
Please!!! How simply absurd!
And what was all this nonsense about “Prince William’s anger”?
Edit Fails
Amid the frenzy, a new picture was released by Kensington Palace on March 10, 2024.
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This only added fuel to the burgeoning flame, as the picture was found to be heavily edited and was subsequently “killed” by major photo agencies.
Social media was in hysterics, “Why photoshop a picture?”
Was the Palace hiding something?
Then, on March 18, 2024, a video purporting to be of Catherine and William at a farmer’s market was released on TMZ. The video seemed to show a happy, healthy-looking Kate walking alongside William. According to the article, “…Kate, on its face, seems to be okay. Frankly, it’s as if nothing was ever wrong with her…”
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Four days later, a video was released of Catherine announcing to the world that she will be undergoing “preventative chemotherapy”. However, this Catherine looked very different. She looked gaunt, sad, and thinner.
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What was going on?
Then, I saw an old picture online of William and Rose- and sad to say- the picture looked more real than the picture that was supposedly released by Catherine of herself with the 3 children that was “killed” by the photo agencies. (If you are so inclined, you should be able to find pictures online of William and Rose with a bit of digging).
In my search, I also went back and looked at videos of the royal wedding. At that time, the press had built a firm, water-tight story of a long romance that started as college-sweethearts, and culminated in a magnificent royal-wedding to remember. And who could forget the balcony kiss and the glowing look on Kate’s face as she walked in and out of the church?
Sad to say, however, I was surprised at what I noticed while re-watching the wedding.
Back then, I never noticed the clenched jaws and the not-so-pleasant looks on both of their faces as they stood in the church and they each answered the Priest. The looks didn’t last long, mind you… they were ‘blink and you miss it’ moments. And of course, as they both have been in the public eye for so long at that point, they could keep their facial expressions under near-perfect composure.
However, there were the small instances when those looks still bled through.
As for us, the public, I suppose when your head is filled with a certain narrative, that is what your eyes will see.
And after re-watching the wedding video, that was when I really started to think- because I never, ever entertained the idea that there could possibly be any truth to the rumors of infidelity. So wonderfully did the Palace’s PR machine spin a fantastic tale of a wonderful marriage and family, that no rumor could penetrate. That is, until #KateGate.
Amazing isn’t it? The things in this world that are so carefully constructed, construed and hidden.
Where is Kate? Really?
As of the time of writing this article, we are yet to see a live video of Catherine or of the children.
And as this article is under ‘Conspiracy Theories’, we now up the ante to another level:
If by the time you are reading this article, Catherine is back, with her impeccable fashion
and dazzling smile, greeting crowds and shining her bright light…
with the rumors of people being cloned… will it be Kate 1.0 or Kate 2.0?