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Princess Diana’s brother Charles Spencer has spoken out about conspiracy theories surrounding Kate Middleton’s whereabouts following her “planned abdominal surgery.”
“I’m worried about what happened to the truth,” Spencer, 59, said. said BBC Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg.
Middleton, wife of Spencer’s nephew Prince William, has been the subject of online rumors since taking a break from royal duties in January.
After Middleton was seen in a blurry photo taken earlier this month, royal watchers began speculating that the image had been photoshopped.
Then, when she posted an “altered” photo of herself and the three children she shares with Prince William (Prince George, 10, Princess Charlotte, 8, and Prince Louis, 5) on March 10, the Rumors about his well-being reached a high level. fever point.
Middleton later admitted to doctoring the image, and although Kensington Palace said in its initial statement after her surgery that the princess would not make public appearances until “after Easter,” the general public has become more concerned with each passing day
Late-night talk show host John Oliver even joked that Middleton might have “died” and that the palace is trying to cover it up.
During her interview, Spencer compared the current level of “online kind of conspiracy” to the “press intrusion” surrounding her sister Diana’s death. The ex-wife of King Charles III was 36 when she died in a fatal car accident in August 1997 in Paris after being chased by paparazzi into a tunnel.
“I think it was more dangerous in the past,” Spencer said.
“If I look back at ’97 and Diana’s death, I think it was so shocking, the circumstances of her death were so shocking, that it made the industry that supports paparazzi really consider more carefully what they could and couldn’t do. . .”
“Not because they had a moral judgment, but because it was unacceptable to the public.”
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Neither Kensington Palace nor Middleton have specifically addressed the theories surrounding his whereabouts. However, a recent report claimed that Middleton will likely address widespread concerns about his health and well-being when he returns to public duties after March 31.
“I can see a world in which the princess could talk about her recovery at her engagements,” 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 family. public.
“If she were going to do it, this is how she would do it,” the source added, although noting that they will only talk when they “feel” ready.
“I would hope that was his instinct and it will be his decision. “They are not going to rush them.”
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