Royal expert says everyone will feel ‘real guilt’ about Kate
A royal expert has revealed why she believes everyone will feel “horrifically ashamed” after the truth about Kate Middleton comes out.
A royal expert has warned that everyone who has doubted the Princess of Wales throughout this latest saga will feel “horrifically ashamed” when the truth comes out.
American royal podcaster Kinsey Schofield spoke with Sky News host Rina Panahi about the recent Kate drama and called out certain celebrities for “making light” of the situation.
“I know somebody that goes to school with her children,” she said.
“I also have another contact in the area, and they have both said that they have seen her and that the neighbourhood is fiercely protective of her.
“They think that all this speculation is ridiculous and unfair, based on the information they have.
“They also told me once we all have the same information, we’re all going to feel incredibly guilty.
“You know, Kim Kardashian is making fun of the Princess of Wales, Blake Lively is making light of this subject, everyone is going to feel horrifically ashamed and they’re going to feel real guilt about the way we’ve behaved throughout this process.”
In response, Panahi acknowledged that much of the speculation and attention has risen out of concern and questioned why Kate could not simply show everyone that she is fine and well.
“She is one of the most visible royals, one of the most hardest working royals, to disappear from sight, with no explanation other than she had abdominal surgery, no explanation about what that was or what the recovery time is going to be, you have to understand that the royal family know they’ll cop this kind of conjecture.
“They’re not naive, so the way they’ve been handling it is giving rise to even more rumours.
“If she is fine and can be seen around the village, why can’t she do a 10 second zoom video and say, ‘I understand people are curious, I understand people are concerned, but I’m fine, I’ll be back to full time duties as soon as I can.
“That would silence all this craziness and all these rumours.”
Schofield added that she believes the royal family is trying to take a page out of Queen Elizabeth II’s book to “keep calm and carry on” and “not listen to the noise”.
However Panahi pointed out that Queen Elizabeth II was working “even when she was ill” and right up until she passed away in September 2022.
She also said that the late Queen “knew how to handle” the media and believes that what the royal family are currently doing is giving rise to more rumours, such as the claim that Prince William had an affair.
Watch the full footage of Kate’s shopping trip here
“What I can tell you is that literally no one has been able to prove these rumours,” Schofield replied.
“They started around 2018 or 2019. This woman Lady Rose is factually a friend of the Princess of Wales. Oliver, her son, was a page boy at King Charles’ coronation last year.
“In August 2023, the Princess of Wales stayed overnight with Rose and her family because she had an all-night festival on her estate.”
A recent video, obtained by TMZ and The Sun, that shows Kate carrying bags outside a local farm shop with Prince William have failed to silence online trolls, who have speculated that the woman in the clip is a body double.
In the footage, the Princess of Wales can be seen smiling and looking relaxed on the shopping trip near her Windsor home.
The 42-year-old mum-of-three was dressed down in a hoodie and dark leggings, and carried her shopping bags as she chatted to her husband in the car park of the farm shop.
The sighting marks the first time Kate has been spotted out in public, save for two blurry paparazzi pictures of her travelling in a car, since undergoing surgery in January and last week’s photoshop scandal.
However the sighting has sparked a new wave of ridiculous theories online, including that the woman in the picture is a lookalike.
Others have suggested that the footage was created using artificial intelligence (AI).
Professional lookalike Heidi Agan revealed that her Instagram was bombarded with comments asking if the woman in the photo was her.
“There has obviously been some speculation about whether it was Kate and William in that footage and stills,” Ms Agan told The Mirror.
“In fact, my own social media has gone crazy as people think it is me, but I know it is not.
“I was at work at the time so I know that is not me. I 100 per cent believe that is Kate Middleton and William in that video.”
The whereabouts of the Princess of Wales has been the centre of speculation for weeks.
Her absence went into overdrive after a failed Photoshopping attempt last week led to a mandatory kill notice from the world’s biggest photo agencies and an awkward apology from Kate herself.
A witness at the farm shop in Windsor said she was “pleasantly surprised” to see the Princess of Wales out in public and healthy again.
“After all the rumours that had been going round I was stunned to see them there,” they said.
“Kate was out shopping with William and she looked happy and she looked well.
“The kids weren’t with them but it’s such a good sign she was healthy enough to pop down to the shops.”
The Princess of Wales was admitted to the hospital on January 16 for abdominal surgery, with a return to public life slated for Easter.
Kate’s last public appearance was on December 25 during the royal family’s traditional walk to the Christmas morning service in Sandringham.
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