Princess Diana's brother Charles Spencer has spoken out about conspiracy theories surrounding the Duchess Kate's fate after her “planned abdominal surgery”.
Mr Spencer, 59, told BBC Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg: “I'm worried about what the truth is.”
Middleton, who is the wife of Spencer's nephew Prince William, has been the subject of online rumors since she took a break from royal duties in January.
After Middleton appeared in a blurry photo taken earlier this month, royal watchers began speculating that the image had been Photoshopped.
Then, on March 10, she posted a “retouched” photo of herself and her three children with Prince William: Prince George, 10, Princess Charlotte, 8, and Prince Louis, 5. After posting the post, rumors about her health quickly spread. She has heatstroke.
Ms Middleton later admitted that she had doctored the image, and Kensington Palace said in its first statement after the surgery that the princess would not appear in public until “after Easter”, but with each passing day, the public I am becoming increasingly anxious about this.
Late-night talk show host John Oliver even joked that Mr Middleton may have “died” and the palace was trying to cover it up.
During the interview, Spencer likened the current level of “a kind of online conspiracy” to the “press intrusion” surrounding the death of his sister, Princess Diana. The ex-wife of King Charles III was 36 years old when she died in a fatal car accident in Paris in August 1997, when she crashed into a tunnel while being chased by paparazzi.
“I think it used to be more dangerous,” Spencer said.
“If you look back at 1997 and Princess Diana's death, it was so shocking, the circumstances of her death so shocking that the industry that supports paparazzi is trying to figure out what they can and can't do. I think I'm starting to think about it more carefully.”
“Not because they had a moral judgment, but because it was not accepted by the general public.”
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Neither Kensington Palace nor Middleton have specifically addressed the theory surrounding her whereabouts. However, recent reports suggest that Ms Middleton is likely to address widespread concerns about her own health and wellbeing when she returns to her royal duties after March 31st.
“We can see the world in which the Princess discusses her recovery during her engagement,” a royal source told The Sunday Times over the weekend, adding that she and Prince William are “at their most open” when interacting with members of the royal family. It pointed out. public.
“If she's going to do it, she'll do it,” the source added, while noting that they would only speak out if they felt “ready.”
“I expect that's her instinct and that's her decision. They're not going to rush it.”
