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After conspiracy theories about the Princess of Wales\u2019 whereabouts swirl, Prince William is \u2018tired\u2019 of fending off questions\u00a0<\/p>\n
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As the Princess of Wales continues her recovery from abdominal surgery, she\u2019s keen to put a stop to the wild conspiracy theories<\/p>\n
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Royal fans went into meltdown last week as Prince William pulled out of a service last-minute due to a \u2018personal matter\u2019, leading to Buckingham Palace issuing a statement to dismiss \u201cwild conspiracy theories\u201d. But an insider says that his wife, Kate – who is at home recovering from abdominal surgery – is ignoring the noise as best she can, while William, 42, is getting increasingly frustrated with having to continually fend off questions about his wife\u2019s condition.
They say, \u201cKate has been trying not to pay any attention to all the noise and rumour mongering and William has been shielding her from it as best he can. But she goes online and sees what\u2019s written, plus her aides are there to brief her and so she is, unfortunately, aware that there\u2019s all kinds of hysteria and wildly inaccurate conspiracy theories going on.\u201d
They add, \u201cIt\u2019s very frustrating and unsettling because she doesn\u2019t want people to be unduly worried, her loved ones especially, but at the same time she has no desire to feed into the rumours or give them any type of substance whatsoever by addressing the ridiculousness head-on.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Kate was seen for the first time since the surgery with her mum Carole Middleton (seen here together before her illness)<\/p>\n
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Kate, 42, was seen last Monday for the first time since the surgery, in sunglasses and smiling as she was driven near Windsor Castle by mum Carole Middleton, 69.
But she has not done royal duties since Christmas Day and is still recovering following surgery at the London Clinic in January, where she was required to stay in hospital for almost a fortnight.
Kensington Palace said at the time that Kate was unlikely to return to public duties until after Easter. The mum-of-three apologised for postponing her Royal engagements following the surgery which was not cancer-linked.
The statement read, \u201cThe Princess of Wales wishes to apologise to all those concerned for the fact that she has to postpone her upcoming engagements.
\u201cShe looks forward to reinstating as many as possible, as soon as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n
Since then, Kate has been at home in Adelaide Cottage, near Windsor Palace recovering. But questions around the surgery she underwent was brought into the spotlight again as Prince William – whose dad King Charles III is battling cancer at the moment – pulled out of a memorial service for \u201cpersonal reasons\u201d. It caused a flurry of rumours and conspiracy theories on social media, with one fan comically suggesting Kate could be anonymous artist Banksy as \u201cnot a single Banksy\u201d has appeared since she\u2019s been out of the public domain.
Another light-hearted comment insinuated that the princess was growing her fringe out as that can take \u2018three to four months\u2019, while a third claimed she\u2019s in hiding because of a hair colouring job gone wrong.
Other theories include, \u201cGame of hide and seek got out of hand\u201d, \u201cmission to the moon\u201d, that she\u2019s dating Pete Davidson and that she\u2019s recovering from Brazilian butt lift surgery.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Kate is said to be \u2018fed up\u2019 with the wild conspiracy theories, which included she\u2019s out of the public eye because she\u2019s \u2018growing out her fringe\u2019<\/p>\n
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Kensington Palace swiftly please a statement saying, \u201cWe were really clear from the start we weren\u2019t going to provide a running commentary on the Princess of Wales\u2019s health and only provide significant updates. Obviously, we\u2019ve seen the madness of social media and that is not going to change our strategy.
\u201cThere has been much on social media but the Princess has a right to privacy and asks the public to respect that.\u201d
But our insider says Kate has been contemplating whether to record a video statement to \u201cput a stop to all the nonsense.\u201d
\u201cThere\u2019s been a lot of talk that she was contemplating some type of video statement, a public address if you will, to thank everyone for their support and let the world see that she is clearly coping just fine and on her way back to a full recovery.
\u201cBut this was ultimately nixed because she and William opted to make that brief and formal statement via the Palace instead,\u201d they said.<\/p>\n
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Kate has taken an extended break from her duties but is hoping to return to public life after Easter<\/p>\n
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\u201cThey hoped that would put a stop to all the outside nonsense but obviously it hasn\u2019t, Kate continues to be aware of it all and she\u2019s utterly fed up. William is also tired of fending off questions about how Kate\u2019s doing, he feels very strongly that enough\u2019s enough and people need to stop giving air or credence to these hurtful rumours. And so as much as they both want to keep quiet and let it all blow over, there\u2019s definitely a sense of pressure on them to come out and give more details to the public than they\u2019re prepared to.\u00a0
\u201cAs of now they\u2019re holding tight and letting the situation calm down organically, but eventually they may decide to be more open and provide a more detailed account of what Kate\u2019s been going through. It\u2019s not something they want to do though, more of a last resort option they\u2019re still hoping won\u2019t be necessary.\u201d
Last week, tickets went on sale for an event despite no confirmation the Princess of Wales would attend.<\/p>\n
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William is continuing his duties despite the wild theories<\/p>\n
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Using Kate’s picture, the British Army’s website said the Princess would review a Trooping the Colour dress rehearsal at Horse Guards Parade on June 8.\u00a0
\u201cThe soldiers will be inspected by Her Royal Highness The Princess of Wales, Colonel Irish Guards,\u201d it said.
Royal sources swiftly revealed the department had not consulted palace officials – and insisted their attendance could not be confirmed.
But our source says Kate is desperate to get back to work.
\u201cKate\u2019s extremely keen to get back to work as soon as possible, she hates the fact that William and others have been carrying the can in terms of extra responsibilities whilst she\u2019s been resting. Of course she\u2019s been told there\u2019s nothing to feel guilty or bad about, it\u2019s the least they can do and all everyone wants is for her to recover and take as long as she needs before resuming royal duty.\u00a0
\u201cBut what\u2019s also stressing Kate out and making her anxious is that she knows once she does return to work there will be even more scrutiny about her appearance, that certain troublemakers will be looking for any signs of weakness or illness and continuing to scrutinise her for the foreseeable future. It\u2019s exhausting and horrendous, quite honestly. She\u2019s made of strong stuff but finding this so difficult, verging on utterly insufferable.\u201d<\/p>\n
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