Princess Diana’s brother Charles Spencer has spoken out about the conspiracy theories surrounding Kate Middleton’s whereabouts following her “deliberate stomach surgery”.
“I’m scared of what’s happened to reality,” Spencer, 59, told BBC Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg.
Middleton, who is the wife of Spencer’s nephew Prince William, has been the subject of online rumors since she took a break from her royal duties in January.
After Middleton was noticed in a blurry photograph taken earlier this month, royal watchers began speculating that the image had been Photoshopped.
So when she posted an “altered” photograph of herself and the three children she shares with Prince William — Prince George, 10, Princess Charlotte, 8, and Prince Louis, 5 — on March 10, rumors about their well-being reached a fever spike.
Middleton later admitted to doctoring the image, and although Kensington Palace mentioned in its initial statement after the surgery that the princess would not make public appearances until “after Easter,” most people are growing more concerned by the day that raisin.
Late last night, current host John Oliver even joked that Middleton may have “died” and the palace is trying to cover it up.
Spencer compared the current level of “kind of online conspiracy” to the “press intrusion” surrounding his sister Diana’s death during his interview. The ex-wife of King Charles III was 36 when she died in a deadly car accident in August 1997 in Paris after being chased by paparazzi into a tunnel.
“I think it was more damaging that day,” Spencer said.
“If I look back at ’97 and Diana’s loss of life, I think it was so surprising, the circumstance of her loss of life was so surprising, that it caused the exchange that helps the paparazzi to really think more carefully about what they could do. to happen. and I couldn’t do it.”
“Not because they had an ethical judgment, but because it was unacceptable to the public.”
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Kensington Palace and Middleton have particularly addressed theories surrounding his whereabouts. However, a recent report stated that Middleton will likely deal with widespread questions about her health and well-being when she returns to public responsibility after March 31.
“I can see a world where the Princess can focus on her commitment recovery,” a royal source told the Sunday Times over the weekend, noting that she and Prince William are “more open” when interacting with members. of the general public.
“If she was going to do it, this is how she would do it,” the source added, while also noting that they will only communicate when they “feel” ready.
“I can anticipate that this is her intuition and it will probably be her name. They will not be rushed.”