Where in the world is Princess Catherine and what’s wrong with her?
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Those are the million-dollar questions the world has been wondering about Princess Catherine (AKA Kate Middleton or “Kate”) — the wife of Prince William and the future Queen of Great Britain — who’s been missing from public view for multiple months.
According to ABC News, the Princess hasn’t been seen in public since she attended church on Christmas morning in 2023. She was admitted to a London hospital on January 16, 2024, for what the palace referred to as a “planned abdominal surgery.” Then, she mysteriously disappeared.
She was scheduled to return to public duties in February, however, the palace pushed that date back on several occasions. The last announcement was that she’d be back to work by Easter (which is March 31st). However, that date has also since been pushed back.
The secrecy surrounding the whereabouts of Princess Catherine and the condition of her health kicked the rumor mill and court of public opinion into overdrive. Some surmised she’s seriously ill and that a photo of her in her current state would shock the public. Others wondered if she and Prince William were having marital problems and have separated. Still, another assumption is that she is deceased.
Sadly, the deafening silence from Buckingham Palace has only given fuel to further speculation.
Aside from the multiple changes to her “return to work” date, the palace and the royal family have been suspiciously silent regarding her procedure, her current condition, and why no photograph of her has been published since Christmas.
And then, suddenly, there was news.
Late last week, a grainy photo of the princess and her mother driving in a car was released. However, the public was quick to pick it apart and claim that the woman in the photo was not the real Princess Catherine due to differences in their appearances.
On Monday, the palace decided to respond by issuing a photo of Kate surrounded by her 3 children in celebration of England’s Mother’s Day holiday. However, once public sleuths picked it apart and recognized a very obvious photoshopping job, the palace was forced to admit the photo was doctored. An apology statement (allegedly written by the princess) was released and news agencies from around the world were forced to remove the pic from their sites as inauthentic.
“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,” the statement read.
To make up for the photoshopped pic, the palace released a new photo of Princess Catherine on Monday. However, it was also grainy and showed Prince William sitting in a car next to a woman (seemingly his wife) whose face was turned away from the camera.
Huh?? Was that supposed to end all speculation???
So, what’s really going on with Princess Catherine and the royal family? Sadly, a lot.
King Charles is currently undergoing treatment for an undisclosed form of cancer after discovering he had an enlarged prostate. The palace won’t admit or deny if it’s life-threatening.
The King’s wife, Queen Consort Camilla, had been taking on extra royal duties in the absence of her ailing husband. However, at the age of 76, she recently admitted she was exhausted and decided to step back from the extra work.
Prince Andrew, the brother of King Charles, was banished from the royal family a few years ago after his affiliation with sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein became public. He is no longer allowed to represent “the firm” on any level.
Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, are living in Los Angeles after resigning from royal life. Although it’s rumored that the Prince may be willing to return to royal duty in order to help his sick father, the Duke and Dutchess are considered outcasts to the royals after their TV special and book exposed family secrets.
Prince William, who is next in line to become King, is the lone member of the royal family currently able and available to conduct duties on behalf of his family. He’s also (seemingly) caring for his sick wife while actively raising his 3 young children. How long can he be the royal “Superman?”
After waiting a lifetime to ascend to the throne, King Charles expected he and Camilla along with William and Kate would operate as a successfully “slimmed down” version of the royal family. Now, with the King battling cancer and Princess Catherine battling an illness that is apparently so severe no one will dare discuss it, things just aren’t going as planned.
Where in the world is Kate Middleton (Princess Catherine)? Why is the royal family so open about the King’s cancer but silent on her condition? Why do they keep releasing grainy and/or fake photos of her in an attempt to fool the public? Is the royal family in jeopardy of collapse?
OK WASSUP! discusses Entertainment News:
Where in the world is Princess Catherine?
Someone really should tell the Royal family to stop with ALL of the phony pictures. They really are making the whole situation (no matter what the truth is) worse!
My guess is, perhaps after her surgery in January her recovery has NOT gone as well as was expected and she really is seriously ill. But they’re trying to keep it as private as possible.
Don’t know how much longer they’re going to be able to do that(?) We shall see.