“They say that video isn’t Kate,” read the text from a very intelligent, media-savvy friend of mine in America. ‘Is she dead? Be honest!”
I didn’t know whether to laugh, cry or bang my head against a concrete wall.
Not least because this was just one of literally dozens of similar messages I’ve received from friends around the world in recent weeks, as the conspiracy theory chaos surrounding the Princess of Wales has reached a fever pitch.
I’ve had major pop stars demanding to know if the theories were true, experienced political figures coming up to me at parties whispering completely insane royal rumors, and my family’s WhatsApp group chat exploding with such feverish, eye-opening claims that I can’t help but be surprised. that my phone didn’t catch fire.
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“No, she’s not dead,” I replied to my American friend, “and yes, that’s her in the video.”
But these two definitive, indisputable statements of fact did not assuage my friend’s concerns.
And at that moment I realized that nothing was going to happen, except Kate would show up Piers Morgan uncensored with a verifiable DNA test result in hand to prove she is who she says she is. (For the record, Madam, as your humble and obedient servant, I am available to fulfill such a selfless duty towards my country…)
Kate is a crown jewel that needs to be protected
Even then, I fear my friend would remain unconvinced, and social media would erupt with a collective wail of “LIARS!”
But as strange as this global outbreak of madness is, it also confirms for me what I’ve thought for a while: Kate Middleton is now the biggest star in the royal family and has become a crown jewel that must be protected at all costs.
I haven’t seen this level of hysteria since Princess Diana was alive, and we all know how that ended tragically.
A new YouGov/Sky News poll shows Kate is the most trusted royal, so far ahead of the increasingly unpopular Meghan and Harry that the Sussexes would need a telescope to see how further she is on the trust map than they are .
And it’s not hard to understand why; she is the epitome of a perfect princess, who hardly puts a royal foot wrong and carries out her public duties with remarkable poise, elegance and grace.
The survey found that women especially love her, which is why this latest crisis has hit them so hard; Kate’s army of female fans are genuinely very concerned about their favorite royal, desperate for details about how she is doing, and have become increasingly susceptible to all the conspiracy nonsense when those details haven’t come out.
Palace made the problem worse
While two-thirds of Britons think the royal family has struck the right balance in information about King Charles’ illness, far fewer say the same about Kate’s illness, and a third of those surveyed believe the palace has not made enough public.
I understand the Princess’s desire to keep her health problem a secret, as any woman would, and her strong-willed husband’s even greater desire to keep the media from finding out, but by not saying anything they have stopped the investigation and spreading rumors has become a problem. a million times worse.
Just like the edited photo fiasco on Mother’s Day, transparency will always be better than oppression in this modern era of unregulated social media platforms like X.
The good old days of ‘never complain, never explain’ worked even when there was no social media. It won’t work now, as we’ve seen.
If I worked in those Palace news agencies, my constant anti-royal mantra would be this: Get the real news out to stop the spread of fake news or reap the unfortunate consequences.
To those who say, “but they have a right to their privacy!”, I would simply say this: of course it is, but being a senior working member of the Royal Family is a public job paid for with taxpayers’ money.
It brings great benefits: the palaces, servants, trinkets and admiration.
But it also brings great responsibilities and liabilities.
The attitude of the media has changed
It is important to note that since Diana’s death, the royal family has enjoyed a vastly improved level of privacy.
Even her brother Earl Spencer, who gave that media-excoriating speech at her funeral, has also suggested this during interviews for his new book.
It may not seem like it, but it’s much easier to be royal these days.
The British media largely no longer take or publish intrusive photos or images of them, and the current royal children are considered completely off limits in a way that never applied to their predecessors.
When a paparazzi photo of Kate in her mother’s car on the school run was published in America two weeks ago, no one in Britain used it.
But recent events have shown that the media/royal game has changed irrevocably, and the Palace must change with it.
All that crazy conspiracy stuff could have been avoided if they had said exactly what Kate’s health problem is from the beginning, and her press team should have persuaded her to agree to it.
That may not be “fair” to Kate, but what part of the insanely pushy attack she received for not sharing the information was “fair”?
Just as all the fallout from the Mother’s Day photo could have been avoided if the Palace had checked with Kate to see if she had edited anything when she sent the photo to them. The fact that they didn’t do that when the photo was supposed to quash conspiracy theories is baffling to me.
The royals’ biggest star needs better protection, and as she prepares for her return to public life, that needs to start now.
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