I thought all the conspiracy theories were insane and that the photo editing issue was overblown until the palace refused to release the unedited photo. What! Why? These were supposedly minor edits. This just makes no sense. And has put me aboard the conspiracy bandwagon.
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I think that although most of the edits were minor, there may have been one big edit or something. Enough to make the public discount any photo they release in the future. The thought process now going back to the ānever explainā one.
I think that sheās had some sort of procedure or recovering from something that sounds more embarrassing. Her colon, rectal are the ones that come to mind. But with all their āmental health should not be stigmatizedā interviews, etc., they look like hypocrites now.
After Spare, I donāt like them so much anymore. Harryās no angel, but I believe him.
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I donāt believe the baby story either, although they are parading the theory that one of Roseās kids is already Williamās (and citing the pics of him standing next to William at Charlesā coronation as evidence - apparently is very unusual for the child to be placed where he was 
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Iām also reading a lot of William being a ārage-a-holicā. I think they are teeing that one up in case it comes out that Kateās medical issue is related to her mental state. I am starting to wonder if the medical issue was self-harm related and thatās why we havenāt seen her? I hope not, but goodness, not showing her at all after all that is swirling around, continues to baffle.
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Hate to use the tabloids as a āsourceā but as we all know they are sometimes used as a messenger by āpeople close toā the royalsā¦ anyway, tabloid fodder suggests that Kate and the RF are suitably embarrassed by this whole episode, especially the rose hanbury affair rumors, and Kate is now leaning towards sharing her health journey once she returns to public life. All of which seems to support some sort of bowel surgery with ostomy, and that the original reason for the silence was the fact that it was an āembarrassingā type of surgery. The photo flap still begs some questions however, and points to a very inept comms team, Iād imagine some folks are getting fired over this.
Hopefully Kate can turn this into some sort of personal triumph, and by sharing her story can give some hope to women with IBS, Crohnās-type disorders who also deal with the āembarrassmentā factor of their diagnoses.
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How aboutā¦there were some physical health concerns that needed to be addressed. And the physical health concerns also lead to some mental health concerns. It would not be the first time someoneās physical health issues led to some mental health issues as well.
This woman needs time to mend regardless of the issuesā¦in her own time.
But the photo mess was just plain unnecessary.
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Iām leaning toward āboth/andā explanations. Iām swayed by the many pics of finger injuries to believe that Kate has an eating disorder, which can have abdominal complications, but also mental health ones. And I do think there is something within the royal family that triggered this PR crisis, sheās not just recovering from surgery IMHO, thereās something amiss in her relationships as well. But I donāt think Will has a 4-year-old love child with someone in their social circle and no one has known until now. And my opinion is worth nothing as an American who only follows the royals when there is a big kerfuffle!
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If somebody was getting fired youād think theyād have publicly blamed them to coincide with the firing. It doesnāt make sense to secretly fire an anonymous staffer but have the princess publicly take the blame - thatās kinda the opposite of what usually happens isnāt it?
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Yes thatās absolutely right. Maybe there is a private war going on between Kateās chief of staff and Williams chief of staff over whoās getting fired? Or maybe Kateās the one thatās being fired 
My lowbrow gossip accounts say that the photo flap was orchestrated by the palace to embarrass Kate and bring her into line.
Iām fine with her taking as much time as she needs, or thinks she needs, to recover. The last few years have been very hard on her and William, losing Harry, the Queen, moving, resettling her kids in new schools, and holding a full time job. Maybe she just wants to nap every day!
When I had a c-section, it took me almost 6 months to get back to walking at the pace Iād been used to. I looked fine, could go out of the house, but I remember shopping with a friend, with the baby in a stroller and telling friend she needed to slow down because I just couldnāt keep up. This was after my daughter in the NICU for 3 months so I got a good 8 hours of sleep every night to recover and had nurses tending to the baby but it still wasnāt enough to recover fully.
Take your time (and privacy) Princess Catherine. England will still be there in the fall for you to cut ribbons and wave.
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Iāve lost track. Is there it possible that the abdominal surgery was a hysterectomy (with or without cancer implications) ?
Is that a hypothesis proposed? Yes.
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Social media is saying the BBC is on standby for some news from the Royal family by Wednesday. We shall see.
That was a false statement started by a man on Twitter, which got picked up by everyone, and then he deleted it. The problem is that it looked authentic, and it took traction and was shared thousands of times.
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By Wednesday? Itās Sundayā¦whatās taking them so long?
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Thanks! Iām watching basketball and saw it mentioned.
What is a photo āflapā?
Kategate. Flap is slang for scandal / riled up about something
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@conmama
To be in a flap = to be riled up or in a state of panic
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Thanks you two. A new slang word, I feel hip now.
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