Where is Kate?
For two months, the press has gone along with the official version that Kate had abdominal surgery and was recovering, but William’s sudden change of plans this week has shifted the narrative, with the tabloids now wondering where the princess is.
The Mirror went as far as printing: One particularly bizarre theory suggested the Princess is actually in Miami where she is recuperating from a Brazilian butt lift.
The Mirror added: Another theory suggested Kate is Banksy, while yet another said she had donated a kidney to the King.
Banksy, it should be noticed, has not been heard from since Kate went in the hospital.
The news.co.au broke ranks reporting that in early February, journalist Concha Calleja turned up on Spanish TV to say that she had “spoken to an aide from the Royal Household in a completely off-the-record manner” and that the princess had been “in great danger” after her operation.
Calleja reportedly said: “The doctors had to take drastic decisions at that moment because of the complications that arose. The decision was to put her in an induced coma. They had to intubate her. There were serious complications that they didn’t expect because the operation went well, but the post-operative period didn’t go so well.
“The concern in the royal household was palpable. It was about saving her life.”
Kate has not been since Christmas, which is of course…Christmas…a day when the Royals are normally seen.
The palace is sticking with: Kate “continues to be doing well.”
Royal Insider Deep Crown tells us, “William must have been fully aware that his absence would set the tabloids ablaze with speculation. Now we're caught in a whirlwind of 'where is Kate?' rumors, and yet, there's a conspicuous silence on their part to quell the chatter. Elizabeth managed to meet with Liz Truss and was dead two days later. That we haven’t seen Catherine is all rather curious, isn't it?"
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