The Fuss Over The Royal Family Photo

I think it was a ridiculous and obviously doctored photo and I don’t even think Kate’s subsequent comments were necessarily from her. Don't know why she can’t just briefly appear at a family event so that everyone can see she’s still there! It would dispel a lot of the rumours and she’s perfectly entitled to not do public engagements until she’s ready to.

What's wrong not wearing wedding rings. I take mine off as soon as I get home.

The poor woman has had major surgery, is probably not feeling or looking her best and decided to mock up a photo for Mothers Day. What is wrong with that? The UK press are awful in that they make this story front page news. There are a lot of worst things going on in the world and I think they should leave her alone.

Perhaps she can allow a profesional photographer to take the big important pics ... this photo was supposed to put aside the uncertainty about Katherine's health ... but it has done the opposite ... Eventually the reason for her operation will come out and its all a big Hoo Ha for nothing ... The King gave us certain facts about his illness and I think she could have opened up a bit more on her illness ...

TinSoldier Tue 12-Mar-24 12:12:26
Anniebach wrotes: Do tell how Catherine missing from public duties for several months could have been explained.

That is the job of her Communications Secretary.

A three month absence could have been managed - no different to taking a back seat in the later stages of pregnancy and after childbirth.

It is only the media and Kensington Palace that makes what she does public news.

Pregnancy and childbirth are always made public, you gave no example of how absent from public duties for several months could be
explained

The Princess of Wales disappears from public view for 3+ months without a truthful explanation? Surely that would have fuelled heaven knows what conspiracy theories, even that she was murdered by her husband! Apart from the truth, what on earth could anyone say that would seem even remotely believable. Also any cobbled up reason, that is, a huge lie, would simply not be true and would risk being exposed at some future date, if not immediately. Doesn't sound like a goer to me.

What a shameful species we are.
What happened to supporting each other , befriending each other , very sad to realise that this will never happen.
I believe it says in the Bible ‘ let he /she who is without sin cast the first stone, time to put the stones down ladies .

lemsip

this thread will run and run with repetitive comments same with the same names keeping it going 'fighting' each other.

why not read the news and pick another discussion. this one's been done to death.

Several other threads on topical issues are available.

It's not compulsory to join in any particular thread 🙂

Anniebach wrotes: Do tell how Catherine missing from public duties for several months could have been explained.

That is the job of her Communications Secretary.

A three month absence could have been managed - no different to taking a back seat in the later stages of pregnancy and after childbirth.

It is only the media and Kensington Palace that makes what she does public news.

Apart from major public events e.g the Coronation and without recourse to the internet, can anyone list five of her public engagements last year?

She does has a busy calendar but most of it is PR and probably goes unreported other than in Court Circular.

I say probably as I don’t read tabloids therefore much of what the Royal Family does passes me by. If it wasn’t for the fact that the Princess’s admission to hospital was announced publicly, I wouldn’t have known about it nor would I have missed her absence from public life. I imagine that is true for many people.

She did not keep her surgery private. It was announced publicly by Kensington Palace on 17 January 2024.

Dickens

🤣🤣🤣

lemsip

this thread will run and run with repetitive comments same with the same names keeping it going 'fighting' each other.

why not read the news and pick another discussion. this one's been done to death.

this thread will run and run with repetitive comments same with the same names keeping it going 'fighting' each other.

Doesn't this apply to other topics as well?

They run until posters lose interest and move on to something else.

... and then, the 'something else' gets done to death.

Isn't that basically the nature of social media?

Exactly Mollygo , the criticism of her because she chose to keep her surgery private, unbelievable

Anniebach

TinSoldier
Frankly, the Princess of Wales could have had her operation without it being made public knowledge. Medical staff are bound by confidentiality. It isn’t as if she was going to be treated on a shared ward. It was planned treatment. She will have been given priority and privacy. The Royal Family^ chose^ to make this public. And yes, we have media intrusion and the tabloids are voracious but we also have legal injuctions and super injunctions when the media overstep or are likely to overstep its bounds.

Do tell how Catherine missing from public duties for several months could have been explained

Anniebach

Do tell how Catherine missing from public duties for several months could have been explained

... precisely.

Which is probably why the surgery was announced.

To curb speculation...

Clearly, that is not enough for some people.

No, Anniebach and neither would the great British public. But that’s not her fault. It’s the fault of the press, the new desks, and the great British public, for wanting to know more than she is willing to share and being keen to deny her the right to any privacy.
C’est la vie!

Quote Mollygo Tue 12-Mar-24 11:34:51
Easily. The Princess of Wales is currently unable to take on public duties. The reason for this is personal and she does not wish it to be shared with those outside her close family

The press and news desks would have accepted this ?

nanna8

Who cares? Doesn’t make any diff either way.

It does if more and more people do not believe what the rf say.

I dont think this on it's own, will be enough to in any way bring it down.

Easily. The Princess of Wales is currently unable to take on public duties. The reason for this is personal and she does not wish it to be shared with those outside her close family.

TinSoldier
Frankly, the Princess of Wales could have had her operation without it being made public knowledge. Medical staff are bound by confidentiality. It isn’t as if she was going to be treated on a shared ward. It was planned treatment. She will have been given priority and privacy. The Royal Family^ chose^ to make this public. And yes, we have media intrusion and the tabloids are voracious but we also have legal injuctions and super injunctions when the media overstep or are likely to overstep its bounds.

Do tell how Catherine missing from public duties for several months could have been explained

Joseann

^people are more concerned on how a photograph was photoshopped, and used to humiliate a lady who thus far has not put a step wrong^.
This. 👏 👏 👏
It was reported on BBC news last night that genuine questions needed to be answered. No, not genuine, bloody nosey!

The BBC have been very intrusive.
It was the main item on their news yesterday, fgs.

Well said Labradora

Lexisgranny

I just hope that the Princess of Wales resists the temptation to read the newspapers and social media today and does not see what is being said. If, and it’s a big if, the newspapers were right and she had to make an appearance in a car to dispel rumours about her health, it is a disgrace. As for demanding that we see the negatives………. Have people gone mad, there are atrocities all over the world, the country is in an economic mess and an election is looking, yet people are more concerned on how a photograph was photoshopped, and using to humiliate a lady who thus far has not put a step wrong.

Good post Lexisgranny

What you have just written, Dickens, is illogical. If I were a public figure and told the press I had just had, say, an appendectomy, that becomes news for a cycle or two and then it’s over. What more is there to speculate about?

I did not say the RF has a duty to divulge details about health condition. I was pointing out that the RF chose to divulge some details about their health but not others. They send mixed messages.

It’s OK to talk openly about prostates and mental health but not OK to talk about whatever is now ailing the King and the Princess of Wales.

And yet the media is full of adverts telling us, the public, to get things checked - the current TV advert with the man carrying a box around knowing he feels unwell but too scared to see a doctor.

That’s what I am saying. The Royal Family and other public fugures are patrons and ambassadors for all kinds of health conditions so why not just say what is wrong and put an end to all the speculation? It would create public awareness of the condition and may persuade others to seek help and save lives.

Frankly, the Princess of Wales could have had her operation without it being made public knowledge. Medical staff are bound by confidentiality. It isn’t as if she was going to be treated on a shared ward. It was planned treatment. She will have been given priority and privacy. The Royal Family^ chose^ to make this public. And yes, we have media intrusion and the tabloids are voracious but we also have legal injuctions and super injunctions when the media overstep or are likely to overstep its bounds.

Who cares? Doesn’t make any diff either way.

lemsip

this thread will run and run with repetitive comments same with the same names keeping it going 'fighting' each other.

why not read the news and pick another discussion. this one's been done to death.

You’re right - there’s no changing some people’s attutudes. The RF are sacrosanct / full stop / can do no wrong.

There was no criticism of Sarah when she spoke of having cancer, in the past there has been for selling interviews.

No criticism of Megan when she broadcast her experience of a
miscarriage, there has been for her many lies.