I don’t think so either. But she might not have a choice.
Ohhhh I hadn’t thought about it like that! Would Williams team want him to divorce her? That seems like that would be a huge ass deal!
I know he cheats but would he crash the family narrative?
I would think that would be the worst thing for their public image. She is far more popular than he is, IMO (not British -- just judging based on what I've seen and read). Especially if it was proven that he was cheating, he will get raked.
"Hello babies. Welcome to Earth. It's hot in the summer and cold in the winter. It's round and wet and crowded. On the outside, babies, you've got a hundred years here. There's only one rule that I know of, babies-"God damn it, you've got to be kind.”
I always find it funny that the descendants of Henry the 8th act all weird about divorce and like their line is somehow immune from marital problems.
I know this is immaterial but all of Henry VIII’s direct descendants died out with the death of Elizabeth I. Henry VIII’s older sister had married the Scottish king so after the death of Elizabeth I the crown went to the Scottish king resulting in the union of the two countries.
I always find it funny that the descendants of Henry the 8th act all weird about divorce and like their line is somehow immune from marital problems.
I know this is immaterial but all of Henry VIII’s direct descendants died out with the death of Elizabeth I. Henry VIII’s older sister had married the Scottish king so after the death of Elizabeth I the crown went to the Scottish king resulting in the union of the two countries.
This. They are distant relatives of Henry VIII but they are not his descendants.
The whole photo thing is crazy. Posting a photo where Kate looked her best but one or more of the kids was pulling a face or not looking at the camera would have made them seem so relatable. Instead, they stuff it up. Yet again.
Post by midwestmama on Mar 11, 2024 9:29:18 GMT -5
Executives at most companies don't run their own socials, so the fact that a royal would 1) photoshop a picture and/or 2) make a social media post are both highly unlikely.
Post by cattledogkisses on Mar 11, 2024 9:33:41 GMT -5
Some of the conspiracy theories are little out there for me, but I do think that that's not a current photo of her. She was still pretty visibly puffy and swollen in the paparazzi photos taken just days earlier.
The thing is, I don't think there would be anything weird about using a November photo in a post wishing a happy mother's day. People do that all the time when they have a great photo they want to use. They inserted the weirdness by specifically saying it was recent...
I could also get behind the theory that the entire photo is AI generated because they all seem unnaturally enthusiasticly happy. But maybe my kids are just unnaturally emo.
The whole thing is so strange.
To be fair, they said from the beginning that Kate would not be up for public appearances until after Easter so it's not like her actions are straying from their original statement. It's just especially unusual coming from a woman who looked picture perfect leaving the hospital hours after childbirth.
I mean, The Firm has made it VERY clear that their priority is to protect the heir, at any cost. There's nothing they won't sacrifice, up to and including the reputations and *life* of anyone who marries into the family. Kate has her faults, to be sure, but I feel for her in this situation. Something is obviously VERY serious, likely with her physical health, and instead of just being honest and having Will publicly address the issue (hell, they don't need to give details, just publicly acknowledge that she's still focusing on her physical health right now), they roll out some shady pic, and then SHE "has" to take the blame for it when the public immediately is like, "yeah no, that's super altered, for real what's happening?"
I bet H and M are over in Cali right now just thinking "LIKE WE SAID..."
If everyone thought I was dead/getting a BBL, frequently cheated on, and like 2 seconds from divorce, AND I was the future queen of England and mother of the future King of England AND it was mother's day, I'd have slapped something on the third finger of my left hand in a proof of life/still married/still parenting the next King photo.
I always find it funny that the descendants of Henry the 8th act all weird about divorce and like their line is somehow immune from marital problems.
I know this is immaterial but all of Henry VIII’s direct descendants died out with the death of Elizabeth I. Henry VIII’s older sister had married the Scottish king so after the death of Elizabeth I the crown went to the Scottish king resulting in the union of the two countries.
I do realize that, but even if they aren’t direct descendants, it is still the same lineage since Henry’s sister continued the line.
This information about Henry VII and his line of descendents is making me feel even better about the revolution. I mean, to be governed by not his people? The horror!!!!!!
Post by cattledogkisses on Mar 11, 2024 10:24:47 GMT -5
I go back and forth on whether the lack of a wedding ring is a big deal, but ultimately to me it's more evidence that their PR team is really bad at their job. They had to have known that any photo that was released of her would be scrutinized to death. The photo was manipulated, but no one could photoshop in a wedding ring to allay rumors?
I go back and forth on whether the lack of a wedding ring is a big deal, but ultimately to me it's more evidence that their PR team is really bad at their job. They had to have known that any photo that was released of her would be scrutinized to death. The photo was manipulated, but no one could photoshop in a wedding ring to allay rumors?
This is what I was thinking. Sure, there's lots of reasons people don't always wear their rings that don't mean anything about their marriage, but a good PR team would have made sure it was in that photo somehow. HOW do they not have expert PR, I don't get it!
Executives at most companies don't run their own socials, so the fact that a royal would 1) photoshop a picture and/or 2) make a social media post are both highly unlikely.
I think they occasionally make posts that are actually written by them (or supposed to give us the idea they're actually written by them) and sign them as such. I know Shakira and Victoria Beckham have had a similar system on their IG accounts. So I can buy that Kate really does sometimes send something to the media team for them to post, but the idea that that team thought it was a good idea to post this specific statement is as out there as the idea that anyone okayed the sharing of the picture in the first place!
Post by mcppalmbeach on Mar 11, 2024 10:31:47 GMT -5
I don’t understand how they can suck so bad at this. I used to work in PR and it’s seriously egregious. Best explanation is always the simplest version of the truth and then SHUT UP. I don’t really follow the royals until I see things posted here, but I do have a lot of sympathy for her because health issue or personal issue or marital issue or whatever must suck going through in the public spotlight and I can’t imagine trying to manage that with kids and making sure they don’t blow it…no wonder they’re all damaged.
Post by Doggy Mommy on Mar 11, 2024 10:42:49 GMT -5
A tummy tuck with muscle repair can take several months to recover, and more if there are complications. I'm just assuming she's recovering from a medical procedure. Which is what they said. Guess I'm not a very good conspiracy theorist.
A tummy tuck with muscle repair can take several months to recover, and more if there are complications. I'm just assuming she's recovering from a medical procedure. Which is what they said. Guess I'm not a very good conspiracy theorist.
Except that's not something where you are hospitalized after for 2 weeks, it's generally outpatient.
Kate seems like she's friends with Kim and Khloe Kardashian lol. They are also wildly famous, take amateur photos and then do horrible photoshop. They even make some of the same mistakes.
I dont know why, but I think its charming. Stars. They are insecure. Just like us. 🫠
A tummy tuck with muscle repair can take several months to recover, and more if there are complications. I'm just assuming she's recovering from a medical procedure. Which is what they said. Guess I'm not a very good conspiracy theorist.
Except that's not something where you are hospitalized after for 2 weeks, it's generally outpatient.
Though she is able to pay for private hospitals so if she wanted to stay in hospital, she could. I'm guessing it is something more intensive, but ya never know with the royals.
I always find it funny that the descendants of Henry the 8th act all weird about divorce and like their line is somehow immune from marital problems.
100% yes. Like Margaret had all those issues when she wanted to marry a divorced man and didn’t the Queen not go Charles and Camilla’s wedding ceremony because it would be “inappropriate” since she is the head of the Church of England?
Maybe they would prefer royal family members to behead their spouses instead 😂?
And not being allowed to marry a divorcee and remain king.
They are foolish people, and we are even more foolish for caring about what they do.
Serious question: what is the point of recalling the photo? It's already everywhere. Why not just issue a statement that kids are a mess to photograph, so Charlotte's face was photoshopped in from a different image. That would be completely normal and unremarkable..or just say nothing. Recalling it seems like the worst possible choice.
Because credible news organizations don't publish misinformation/disinformation. It's not the royal family recalling it, it's the news orgs.
Yes, AP News put it on their “Kill List” and removed it from their library. Although unusual for a photo, it is a normal, credible way to “recall” information that they previously disseminated and other news sources picked up.