The Fuss Over The Royal Family Photo

What rumours ? What is going on ? We have been informed-
she is recovering from abdominal surgery

Kensington Palace and Communications Secretary Lee Thompson have made a mess of communications to do with the Princess’s hospital treatment and now this photo business.

For an otherwise fit young woman, whatever surgery she had, the recovery seems to be taking a long time. Two months now? It’s hard to understand why she is not making any public appearances at all, even just an orchestrated walk in public with the Prince and their children.

Anybody who has had abdominal surgery will know that the hospital will have you up walking the next day and that gentle, progressive exercise is a vital part of recovery.

Tabloids today are listing 16 things wrong with the photo editing. It should never have been released. This together with the failure to appear in public is manna for the tabloids and the conspiracy theorists. To issue a photo showing the Princess looking apparently fit and healthy, beautiful hair, wearing tight fitting jeans, smiling and holding her children but not well enough to make a public appearance?

As Caroline Davies wrote in Monday’s Guardian:

And trust is what was at stake here for the royal couple. The late Queen Elizabeth II used to say she had to be “seen to be believed”. Now the public, and media, were questioning whether they could believe what they were seeing.

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/mar/11/palace-dismay-as-attempt-to-dispel-princess-of-wales-rumours-misfires

Kensington Palace needs to get a grip and make a statement about what is going on.

We were told Catherine had an operation and wouldn’t be working until after Easter. Her apology was to the point, no
waffling

Royal aides/secretaries have handled this very badly and not for the first time. No, we don't need every detail, but absolutely no news whatsoever is going to fuel all sorts of theories. Like it or not, the RF are public figures and are paid for the privilege. If the President of the United States went missing for months, similar theories would abound.

The apology she apparently wrote was also utterly ridiculous. It was reminiscent of the Fawlty Towers episode (Waldorf Salad) where Basil presents an "an apology from the chef".

Reporting the photograph had been pulled, didn’t stop there did it

I am not.
I am pointing out if your institution requires you not to comment on things that are actually happening then your institution is in a lot of trouble.

It's all nonsense and not what K&W need

Why demands to see Catherine, why demands to know cause of surgery

I dont think commenting on the reports that newspapers pulled a photo due to editing is demanding to know about her surgery. I am after the last few years highly wary of any organisation/political party/social movement/theory that requires people not to comment on facts.

Mollygo

Callistemon21
Why should we know every detail of their private medical problems?

Good question!

... which no-one, so far, has answered satisfactorily.

"We have a right to know" doesn't cut it as far as I can see. Not suggesting that anyone on here is demanding to 'know' on that basis (though I haven't read all the posts).

As far as I am aware, every citizen has a right to privacy over their medical condition / records and does not have to divulge any information about it / them unless it impacts directly on another individual. If your ailment affects the organisation in which you work, then obviously there will be those within it that have to be 'aware' of certain aspects - but probably only on a very limited basis.

Catherine has had abdominal surgery. We don't know why. And I personally cannot see an earthly reason why we should.

Joseann

Apologies, my mistake, the he dog is actually a she dog, called Orla. We don't see much of her because she's currently in training how to savage journalists!

They’d be better off borrowing the late Queen’s ankle nippers.

Apologies, my mistake, the he dog is actually a she dog, called Orla. We don't see much of her because she's currently in training how to savage journalists!

I also thought it was a lot of fuss over nothing and I absolutely love her and William and their children but I got a very bad sense of dejavu when I saw the photo of her and William in the car and she’s looking out the window. It reminded me so much of the photo of Diana and Charles back I the day🥹🥹

Callistemon21

Joseann

Glorianny

I'm just wondering who on the POW's PR team is currently being chastised for letting the perfect family photo out without spotting it was photoshopped. And who is maddest about it. W because it was his photo that was messed with or K because she had to admit she was lousy at photoshopping?

Or the dog, because his image was clipped off the photo? Grrrrr!

We used to see Lupo quite frequently, but not so much of the new dog.

Maybe he's so cross about the photoshopping he's refusing to be in any photos

It happens with RF photos. I think the last time was in 2019.

Joseann

Glorianny

I'm just wondering who on the POW's PR team is currently being chastised for letting the perfect family photo out without spotting it was photoshopped. And who is maddest about it. W because it was his photo that was messed with or K because she had to admit she was lousy at photoshopping?

Or the dog, because his image was clipped off the photo? Grrrrr!

We used to see Lupo quite frequently, but not so much of the new dog.

Glorianny

I'm just wondering who on the POW's PR team is currently being chastised for letting the perfect family photo out without spotting it was photoshopped. And who is maddest about it. W because it was his photo that was messed with or K because she had to admit she was lousy at photoshopping?

Or the dog, because his image was clipped off the photo? Grrrrr!

Callistemon21
Why should we know every detail of their private medical problems?

Good question!

I see some posters have managed to shoehorn in some gratuitous nastiness about Meghan. That takes real dedication.

I'm just wondering who on the POW's PR team is currently being chastised for letting the perfect family photo out without spotting it was photoshopped. And who is maddest about it. W because it was his photo that was messed with or K because she had to admit she was lousy at photoshopping?

Daddima

What I would like to hear is exactly what altering the sleeve of a child’s cardigan is supposed to prove or conceal, or why all the ‘experts’ think the Cambridges felt they had to issue an altered photograph . Suggestions range from Catherine is dead, or being cloned, or has been beaten up by William ( remember, he broke Harry’s necklace), or has had cosmetic surgery which went wrong, or other such rubbish. Do these people realise how loopy they sound?

Suggestions range from Catherine is dead, or being cloned, or has been beaten up by William ( remember, he broke Harry’s necklace), or has had cosmetic surgery which went wrong, or other such rubbish.

Good grief!

I've read some comments from conspiracy theorists - on a manner of topics, especially the vaccine. These were written in such a way that the conspiracy was hinted at rather than declared... like those people who believe they are "in-the-know" on a matter, and that no-one else is, but they are not at liberty to speak out so tap the side of their nose, nod sagely, and say things like, "it stands to reason" or, "I'm not daft, I know what's going on"... which of course they don't, and they actually are daft.

crazyH

If King Charles can open up about , what I assume is a rather embarrassing affliction, I don’t see why the POW can’t - just my opinion

What exactly is embarrassing about cancer?
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Why should we know every detail of their private medical problems?

What a country we live in. Can't we be grateful that the Princess of Wales appears to be recovering from surgery and poses for a Mother's Day photograph with her children with out all this nosiness, criticism and conspiracy theories? Leave the poor woman alone.

Shouting the loudest, news channels royal experts , are they miffed because they have not been given the smallest piece of. info , and the newspapers all longing for a divorce, breakdown
of family relationships, they want Catherine to be another
Diana and feed them of her movements

(remember, he broke Harry’s necklace)

😂