Royal mystery: What’s going on with Kate Middleton? | Front Burner

A photo released by Kensington Palace of Kate Middleton and her children was supposed to quell online theories that something is wrong with the Princess of Wales. Instead, it deepened the curiosity and the questions about her whereabouts.
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[@lilfer4815]

I counted 30 errors in the photo. I edit photos for a living, with over 30 yrs experience. I can pick up errors at a glance. Zoom in on Kate's face. Left cheek. Outside knob on the window. Louis' index finger would be longer and thicker than all fingers if fully extended etc etc.

[@KellyGirard]

Where is her engagement ring

[@loyaltytoroyalty]

Well said, and a big, big thank you for referring to “Mothering Sunday”.

[@loyaltytoroyalty]

That is your privilege, but why do you need to tell me, since your opinion matters to me not at all.

[@Vintage206]

I had no idea why she decided to put on blue jeans on after abdominal surgery.

[@RuthNgobi]

You do realize that 9 month pregrant women wear skinny jeans right? There are skinny jeans now easily available which cater to giving space to an expanding stomach and in Catherines case a tender stomach. Those pregnancy skinny jeans would be very comfortable for someone who had abdominal surgery 2 months ago. Think about that alternative

[@LoveCats9220]

@@RuthNgobi- pregnancy doesn’t come close to the pain of healing from abdominal surgery. Sneezing or coughing while pregnant doesn’t hurt, just to give you an idea of the difference

[@dil2370]

@@LoveCats9220How do you know how far she has healed? She has probably recovered enough to wear expandable jeans comfortably.

[@LoveCats9220]

@@dil2370 - if you have ever had an incision, you’ll know that you don’t want anything even remotely stiff (like denim) anywhere around it for ages

[@user-qr6km2zh8q]

If she can appear for a photo in jeans after a serious abdominal surgery why can’t she make a live appearance

[@Amabellasintuition]

Everything started on December 28th when an ambulance was rushed from Sandringham with the police escort that's where you need to start

[@dil2370]

Do you live in Sandringham with the Royals? Stop talking about things you know nothing about!

[@lilfer4815]

​@@dil2370 it's actually on a few channels. Search. Yes there was an Ambulance with police escort on 28 Dec.

[@jjdonenadawrong3587]

@@dil2370 it was reported theyre not speculating

[@dil2370]

@@jjdonenadawrong3587 You missed my point. Unless you live there you have no clue what that was all about.

[@MaliKamicak]

​@@jjdonenadawrong3587it wasn't reported anywhere. It was speculation on social media 🙄

[@rc-st9pg]

THis is just... OMG I just dont know how to process this. This seems so god damned important!

[@angelamartins8240]

Holy! This channel is 4 days behind 😂

[@ferociousgumby]

Happens a lot on KZbin. It seems to take forever for people to put together videos/post them. No one keeps current.

[@geridayao8924]

I think this botched photo shop only made their info on her condition suspicious.

[@dil2370]

Only for the jobless conspiracy theorists

[@jjdonenadawrong3587]

@@dil2370give us a break only jobless can see the fakery >ok buddy

[@kirstenandreasen908]

Why dont you ask Catherines family instead continue guessing??

[@susanv1823]

I don't think that is the point of this podcast. Look at Ellie Halls' bio. It's a concerted attack on the Princess of Wales.

[@danphelps8120]

Is this is distraction from talking about King Charles' health?

[@patricequinn7733]

Where are the complaints re a crazed media when Meghan and Harry are being cruelly pursued? We don't know if it was Kate who did the editing.We don't know if she was actually posing live for this photo or she was jigsawed into it. We don;t know if it was Kate who issued the apology or if someone was speaking "on her behalf."

[@valeriemahabir7997]

There have been a number of contradictions in the Kate story. First we are told that there were a number of engagements planned, including to a visit to Italy. Into the middle of all this catapults Kate’s planned surgery which forced the previously planned engagements to be cancelled. Things got more complicated when William visited Kate only once in the hospital, and her family not at all. Kate was in the hospital for some four weeks. This was followed by Kate clandestinely leaving the hospital, causing people to speculate that she had not been in the hospital at all. The floodgates of speculation were flung open. A photo of Kate in a summer garden really was of little help in the middle of winter. William being known for incandescent rages, and having a tendency to violence as attested to by his brother Harry, really has not helped matters. Then comes the disastrous Mothering Sunday picture. The entire hullabaloo could have been avoided with a photo of Kate smiling wanly from her bed, surrounded by her children. It can still do so. Anything less will be inadequate. Kensington Palace has lost credibility. No major news agency, including CNN, will accept palace photos any longer without first subjecting them to close scrutiny, an insult to the Royal Family.

[@terri.schenk]

She was in hospital for THIRTEEN DAYS! Four weeks?! And there is such a thing as an emergency surgery. Those are unplanned.

[@terri.schenk]

And, the King and Queen visited her. And we have no idea how many times her family did. Not every single thing is public knowledge.

[@vericarauza5830]

Learn her name, it's Catherine.

[@vericarauza5830]

🧌

[@valeriemahabir7997]

@@terri.schenk The press was camped outside the hospital twenty-four hours a day. Nobody could enter or leave without those hawks knowing about it. An entourage of royal vehicles could not escape their attention.

[@Elizabeth-yi8lr]

No, Kate and the kids are not ok. In December 2023, when the ambulances came to Sandringham is when Kate's body was taken away and possibly two of the children 's bodies. Sorry, but that's what some people really think. It is a horrible nightmare that we hope is not true.

[@annahale1187]

There are so many naive people commenting that no one cares and "leave her alone!" when something fishy is obviously occurring. There is so much deception and so many lies from the Palace. It is truly shocking.

[@loyaltytoroyalty]

How many lies from the Palace? We were told that, after abdominal surgery, the Princess of Wales would convalesce un til after Easter. How is that a lie? A photo was found to have been edited, which the Princess has acknowledged and apologised for. How is that a lie? Please list your alleged lies that we have been told.

[@betternews3835]

@@loyaltytoroyalty That photo was a lie. It was not a simple edit. The changes were significant enough to break journalistic standards. The palace only admitted to it when they got caught. Why excuse this behavior? This deception is rightly shocking to all who understand what it takes to get a stop order from these 4 photo agencies. Honesty would have been admitting that POW is too ill to take a photo but she sends her regards nonetheless. That is if that were the reason why the photo was faked. How can we know when the palace refuses to even release the original photo?

[@MsBeaata]

It's all lies​@@loyaltytoroyalty

[@Lucysmom26]

@@MsBeaata Name them, then, if there are so many. What's happened here is total insanity. A woman made minor edits to photos of her children (I often do the same, especially to the ones I'll be sending to grandparents etc.) and took the rap when people commented. That's it. No lies, the meta data from the image backs up that it was taken last weekend at their home, and I actually admire that she didn't throw her staff under the bus. This is the weirdest, strangest non-scandal "scandal" I've ever seen! 🤣

[@MsBeaata]

I think the photo itself looks odd. Kate's head seems out of proportion. All of them are wearing similar clothes to when they visited the baby bank in Dec 2023. If the picture of Kate and her mom in the car is real, her face was very puffy so it wouldn't be so slim just a week later. Also, where are the children? We haven't seen any of them for almost 3 months. I would say something is being covered up.

[@angelliquem810]

You said it, WE called her by her title, which is fine, but the rest of the world doesn’t because titles are irrelevant for the rest of us. It’s not personal, just a fact.

[@loyaltytoroyalty]

However, Catherine is acceptable. She hasn’t been Kate Middleton for well over a decade. Perhaps you’d like to remind Rachel Ragland that titles are irrelevant?

[@phenomenonnarutokun]

@@loyaltytoroyalty We truly do not care

[@loyaltytoroyalty]

@@phenomenonnarutokun why bother to tell me this? Your opinion does not matter to me

[@luv2travel2000]

​​@@loyaltytoroyaltyThank you for your comments. Agree with you. Titles do matter. People not recognizing that have a low class attitude imo. And, Catherine in *her name* . Calling her anything else is just rude behaviour.

[@terri.schenk]

The last time I checked we were still part of the Commonwealth. Therefore you should know better than to be calling the Princess of Wales Kate Middleton. This is ridiculous! How long have they been married?

[@mnoone19]

🙄

[@brookebailey4330]

Who cares..

[@upnorth2421]

To those who comment here, obviously very aggravated and angry. The algorithms inteprate every comment as interest, and this video is shown more and more. If you dont want this to gain visibility, best option is to ignore.

[@JeanClaudeCOCO]

This is a fantastic round up of all the information. I’ve been following this week but learn some other information about the surgery timeline I didn’t know about. So many screw ups leaving a ton of questions only for them to dig themselves in more. I’m a person who hates to dabble in this sordid stuff but I have a ton of questions as well. All I’m asking is Kate and the kids ok?

[@AnneWaddington]

There’s nothing going on with Kate Middleton because she doesn’t exist any longer she is now Catherine, Princess of Wales get your facts right !!

[@jcliu]

If you want people to stop using your maiden name, don’t marry into the only family in the country without a last name.

[@danvain]

You guys need to find a hobby.

[@ameliaburnham186]

Poor Catherine!!😢 she survived being hounded by press while dating will now she being crucified by press and rest of the world. Your my favourite Royal Catherine Princess of Wales! ❤❤ I am sure there nothing to worry over. The press and media and Meg and Harry sugars have to crucify poor Catherine.

[@katiehill619]

This is the stupidest pieces I've ever heard on Front Burner - its beneath you. Catherine released a photo for Mothering Sunday - as she has done every year. With a bit of touching up. Not necessarily a great idea - but a total non event. People in the public arena doctor their photos all the time - and this was ridiculously benign - a sleeve, etc. Meghan and Harry have had a couple of photos 'killed' due to obvious photoshopping - no one in the media made a big deal of it. She is Catherine Princess of Wales - NOT Kate Middleton. And they announced a serious abdominal surgery - which requires several months of recovery. That is not surprising for a serious abdominal surgery - and they have repeatedly said she'd be away from public duties till after Easter. The King's condition and his treatment are a completely different medical process. The Princess of Wales is entitled to the privacy of her medical information -- just as you are. All the conspiracy theories about her is being driven for malice - and here is the media playing right into it. Disgusting.

[@kimarmstrong1814]

Could not agree more the whole thing is ridiculous.

[@Lucysmom26]

I'm not a monarchist but the CBC's coverage of this has been really egregious. This is a sick woman. Rich? Yes. Privileged? Yes. It doesn't make monstering her (which is what the CBC is participating in here) OK and it's sickening to see.

[@Paola-fv7wz]

You know it's not a real photo You get the point. It's a lie

[@kimarmstrong1814]

@@Paola-fv7wz of course it’s a real photo. Good grief she just edited it. The children are there as was she.

[@LeonieRomanes]

​@@kimarmstrong1814 It's made out of 3 separate pictures cobbled together. Something is amiss.

[@jjdonenadawrong3587]

If her surgery was so serious why did nobody visit her in 2 weeks her husband , only once ?Not her parents , nor her sister. nor her children , visited ... its just very unusual.

[@MaliKamicak]

Just because no one was pictured doesn't mean that no one didn't visit her. And, her office asked paps to go away.

[@jjdonenadawrong3587]

@@MaliKamicak Are you kidding me . clearly nobody went near secretly nor for the press purposes WHICH HER PARENTS LOVE . Were talking william once , for a few mNiutes not an hour. no mother, no father, no sister , no children none ever, realise this speaks volumes

[@psoneill813]

I've even heard speculation that Prince William got angry at Thomas Kingston and got into a fight with him before he died. William apparently had bruising on his face and neck. I've heard that William has been drinking heavily and an affair was still on with Rose Hanbury and that , somehow, it's all connected. Weirder by the minute.

[@dil2370]

If you believe all the crazy things on the internet, you need serious help!

[@estherfuentes5851]

I understand Princess Catherine underwent surgery and like any other human being requires rest and time to recover, where is the guess work????

[@lilfer4815]

Why manipulate 3 photos

[@kayu5880]

Who is Kate Middleton? Oh, you mean Catherine, Princess of Wales.

[@PikaPika-Tassie]

She is dead

[@user-hq7xj5sc4f]

​@@PikaPika-Tassieno you are dead.

[@luv2travel2000]

@kayu Thank you! I get so tired of people not using her REAL name.

[@lilfer4815]

The woman is missing and you are worried about titles! Wow

[@kayu5880]

Princess Catherine is not missing. She is at home in Windsor.

[@Ivylights]

If she can sit for a photo why can she come to the window and wave at the very least? She has obviously walked to a car.

[@dil2370]

She palace has already told us she will be back resuming duties after easter. Why should she be rushed to satisfy people’s morbid curiosity!

[@Ivylights]

@@dil2370 I really hope so

[@chrisallton4409]

They edited Prince Andrew out of the window behind them

[@dil2370]

You should edit Andrew from your head…you sound obsessed

[@chrisallton4409]

​@dil2370 not sure what you mean?

[@dil2370]

@@chrisallton4409 Not sure what you mean. Why are you bringing Andrew into this?

[@chrisallton4409]

@dil2370 he was originally in the photo as he was babysitting the kids. He's such a good and helpful uncle😍

[@dil2370]

@@chrisallton4409 Like I said you have Andrew in your head. In your fantasy I bet you were right there babysitting with him🤪

[@MsBackstager]

Much ado about nothing.

[@athena811]

Wouldn't it be sad if information Meghan, and Harry may not want released, is released by a third party?

[@lbelk6421]

How about discussing the african parks scandale?

[@Lucysmom26]

No, that involves ACTUAL powerless Indigenous people so the CBC doesn't give a single f.

[@whathandleUtalkabt]

Whats going on with archies baptismal picture where kate is 18 ft tall sitting down? Archies face looks like harrys face from his 1984 baptism pic just photoshopped in. Talk about manipulations.

[@222radar]

Egads.

[@vericarauza5830]

I refused to listen to your narrative because you can't even give her, her correct name. She is not Kate Middleton. Shame on you.

[@terri.schenk]

I feel the very same way. I’m not going to open the video to listen. She’s been married since 2011.

[@luv2travel2000]

Yes. Agree. Was going to watch the video but if they can't get basic well know facts correct why bother watching.

[@TheOGOtaku]

Why isnt anyone asking about the children who also havent been seen since Christmas????

[@dil2370]

Better ask about Harry and Meghan’s children who haven’t been seen in years!

[@armchairpsychologist2423]

​@@dil2370Meghan and Harry are now private citizens. Not tax sponsored "royals".

[@cupcakeandtiffysgachaworld3332]

Harry did the right thing to get his wife out of there. I wanted Harry back but he knew something we did not know. Bravo Harry. William is protected always because he is the Crown 👑 and Kate was thrown under the bus. Kate is dispensable just as Diana, and Harry were dispensed off.

[@luannecorlett4683]

you are full of it

[@JHabc]

And somehow Andrew and Fergie are still around? Something is rotten from the core.

[@rowan2u380]

Seriously, if they wanted to quash all of the speculation, why wouldn't Kate just stand in front of some camera personnel and wave, or something

[@dil2370]

Why don’t people like you learn to respect other people’s privacy? She doesn’t have to do anything until she’s ready.

[@lilfer4815]

​@@dil2370I hope for your sake there will come a time when she'd ready - in the next life. Something awful has happened and I feel sorry for you when the truth is revealed. Pls get help, don't go thru the pain on your own 😊

[@vegifish1713]

Will Willam officially introduce Rose ?😂

[@dil2370]

Why should he? Rose is nothing to do with William

[@luannecorlett4683]

didn't know Rose of the Golden Girls knew him

[@robertgrey5993]

This is the biggest incidence of making a mountain out of a molehill I have seen in a long time.

[@Lucysmom26]

This story has actually made me wonder if I'm insane a few times, lol. I cannot see where the scandal is here!

[@lilfer4815]

​@@Lucysmom26if you can't see any problems with this story it's only because you don't want to.

[@annahale1187]

@@lilfer4815 So true. Some people have their head buried in the sand on this.

[@juliemiller9760]

That recovery time seemed odd. I had 2 c-sections, which is major abdominal surgery. The first day you can't sit up, but amazingly, the second day you can. I went home with a newborn, and took care of her, my toddler son, and their father, who went to bed with 'A COLD.'

[@dil2370]

What a storm in a tea cup over a mother editing a family picture! People really need to get a life and stop obsessing about the princess so much. I’m getting Diana vibes all over again

[@lilfer4815]

It's a mother who has not been seen since 25 Dec. That should concern you.

[@dil2370]

@@lilfer4815 Why? Everyone knows she is recuperating after planned abdominal surgery. Can’t help people like you living under a rock

[@CaroleParker-rx9rh]

Just stop calling the lady "Kate Middleton" If you have even one brain cell, listen to me! She is a married woman and her title is Catherine, the Princess of Wales. Now, that is not too difficult to remember, surely?

[@laikaevelyn4478]

Her title means nothing to me. she is kate Middleton

[@santini124]

lol so many people upset about “ohh hit the title” lol

[@luv2travel2000]

@Carole Her real name is Catherine and people not calling her Catherine is rude. Yes, it is Catherine the Princess of Wales. Thank you for making people aware.

[@Paola-fv7wz]

We don't care I do not care

[@ImtiredofUok]

I can think of a lot worst names than Kate be thankful we don't 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@loyaltytoroyalty]

Correction. We don’t call her Kate Middleton,unless we are ignorant, sloppy journalists. We call her Catherine, Princess of Wales..

[@penedomries6362]

👍

[@Amy-zs8tx]

Why is Harry called Harry & not Henry which is his formal name then??

[@loveinseattle]

Why do you care?

[@loyaltytoroyalty]

@@Amy-zs8tx because when he was born, that’s what his mother told us he would be called. Catherine, on the other hand, has told us that she wishes to be called Catherine.

[@loyaltytoroyalty]

@@loveinseattle see my reply to Amy. The Princess of Wales has let it be known that she wishes to be known as Catherine. To refer to her as Kate is disrespectful, and any journalist worthy of that title knows this and should refer to her correctly. Manners cost nothing, my dear.

[@minime3922]

Affairs hurt uno.... x

[@jammiefortier1480]

whatever is wrong with her is none of our business.

[@kimarmstrong1814]

Two minutes in and deleted as its total click bait. Catherine is at home recovering And the photograph was a simple family snapshot that she edited big deal. Please please stop and write a real news story one that we really need to know about and stop harassing a woman who’s had serious abdominal surgery. you should be ashamed of yourselves..

[@armchairpsychologist2423]

You commented though...

[@kimarmstrong1814]

@@armchairpsychologist2423 yes, someone has to speak up against this absolutely pathetic bullying

[@osbaldolopez2895]

Havent you guys seem the movie damsel on netflix 🤔

[@Meeksballs]

And nobody cares! Good job in putting out a 26 minute video for absolutely no reason CBC our tax dollars are sure being put to use here!

[@loulou785741]

Evidently, many people are interested in this story. The media of several countries are talking about it and people on Twitter are going crazy.

[@dil2370]

It’s the Kate effect…a simple photo edit by her is enough to send the world’s media into a frenzy!

[@maureenblant9191]

NOTHING, NOTHING, NOTHING !!. JUST TRYING TO RE_,COUPERATE,( FOLLOWING MAJOR SURGERY). A u are aware, its PRIVATE. So, it is not necessary to go into (DETAIL). And its her "WRIGHT", ?!!.. THE TRUTH IS she NO ONE SHOULD BE QUESTIONING HER " WRIGHTS". !!!?. For goodness SAKE!!( GIVE HER A BREAK!!). SHE IS ENTITLED TO DO SO.".( I REST MY CASE)

[@upnorth2421]

Triggered much? By commenting you give this video more visibility, that's how algorithms work. Better just ignore it.

[@suedavey8711]

Wright? Wrong, it's spelt Right for goodness sake. I the world completely mad?

[@Nowherenotime]

Boring

[@fatgirlballet]

Why is it anyone's business?

[@user-tu8jo3ub6l]

bunch bs if she was missing she be reported to the cops as missing