And Kate being seen for the primary time since her surgical procedure solely made some folks extra satisfied that one thing was awry. “Pippa” began trending on X (previously often called Twitter) as conspiracy theorists made the case that it was really Kate’s sister Pippa Middleton sitting within the automobile alongside mum Carole Middleton in pictures snapped March 4. Cue one other wave of where-is-Kate-actually hysteria.
The chatter acquired loud sufficient that William had to acknowledge it, to a characteristically muted diploma.
“His focus is on his work,” his workplace instructed Individuals March 6, “and never on social media.”
Sigh, what a time. Come what might, it will by no means qualify as probably the most fraught interval in royal historical past (King Henry VIII did have a few his wives executed, in spite of everything), however for our lifetime, it has been loads—and it is nonetheless solely March.
Earlier than there’s extra, here is a rundown of the pileup of royal information in 2024 to this point:
