Where in the World Is Kate Middleton? | Ep 966

Today we're discussing the conspiracy theories surrounding Kate Middleton's mysterious absence from the public eye. A strangely edited photo sparked questions about where she is after Kensington Palace announced she would be out for a few weeks due to a minor surgery, and now the photo has even prompted the Associated Press to put out an international "kill notice," claiming the photo was manipulated and should not be distributed. We dive into all the theories, from body doubles to bad Photoshop, and explain why it matters.

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Timecodes:

00:00 Intro
01:25 ‘You’re Not Enough’ merch
08:00 Royal weddings
11:00 Context for Katespiracy
16:20 Timeline
22:30 Photo theories
40:48 Headlines in the news
50:30 Why rumors fly
56:04 The Oscars

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[lindasteinbrenner]

I have no clue what’s going on with the Princess. But I sincerely hope all is well and pray she makes a good recovery. ❤

[christy]

Why don't we leave Catherine alone and let her heal? Her health is none of our business, she does not belong to us. Catherine has been one of the most classy, kind Royals. She obviously had major surgery and deserves privacy for as long as she needs it. If she never discloses what surgery she had, thats her perogative. Pray for her health and William who has both his wife and his father needing medical intervention.

[janac]

The start of rumours about William’s infidelity can be traced to Meghan Markle. Catherine is friends with Rose and they were seen and pictured together multiple times. Her sister just called her baby Rose and I don’t think she would do that if there was any affair.

I personally don’t believe any wild theories. I think Catherine’s surgery was very serious and the recovery is hard. She might have lost a lot of weight or just doesn’t want to release any pictures of herself where she looks ill. She asked for 3 months off and people can’t just leave her alone. I think it’s very sad. She never asked for time off before and now she is being bullied into releasing photos and appearing in public or making videos to prove that she is alive.

[aprildelozier]

It was clearly stated at the beginning of the show, that if this isn’t your “cup of tea” - you may move on to the end or another episode.

This is literally for sheer entertainment in the midst of important moral and eternal matters that are covered here every day.

Everyone balking should consider the freedom Allie and her team have to take a break and gab about a hot topic.

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[sailorgrlie]

So, my personal opinion on the Mother's Day photo is that they took several photos and patched them all together. It's very difficult to get three children to look at the camera properly, and smile nicely, at the same time. A slight head tilt, a shoulder leaning... and it can cause you have to edit significantly around to meld them together. If she's truly recovering from surgery it may have been the best she could do at this time and she just wanted to share something.

But I guess if I had to choose a body double, I'd pick her sister.

[dv]

The original statement said she wouldn't "return to public duties until after Easter." The editing of the photo seems strange and raises questions, but I wouldn't say anything's off until after Easter.

[selaine]

This poor lady. I cannot imagine being so public and scrutinized. Never being able to go through something privately. And especially in this day and age where social media makes it even harder to have a private ordeal. I didn’t know all of this info about her but I will also lift her up in prayer.❤

[nicolemangum]

I don’t understand why they would allow her to post a terribly edited photo if they had already said she wouldn’t be making public appearances till Easter. I hope she is doing well.

[stephaniedeserio]

I must be living under a rock because I didn’t even know anything was going on with her! Thanks for the update Allie!

[etogalya]

Love the topic switch, nice to change it around every now and then from the serious convos ❤

[dove]

Goodness, what a tough crowd, Allie! 😂 It’s cracking me up how many commenters think being curious about this is some sort of personal attack against Kate Middleton.

[kc]

I cannot believe that anyone has that much time to study the multitude of royal photos and compare them like that!!!

[azja]

I worked for 4 years editing visuals for a company (including pictures) and yes, there is no doubt it is heavily edited. Easy to notice if you have done it for a while.

[p.ram]

Why is the press all of a sudden respecting her privacy though?

[lindzwild]

My barista the other day had a tattoo that said "you are enough" on her forearm. If only I had your book and could have slipped it across the counter lol

[rebeccawright]

Dental development of the kids shows this is a recent photo. Louis has lost a tooth since Christmas and Charlotte's lateral incisors are more erupted. Everyone saying Kate is a great photographer...perhaps Dad is not so great and she has tried her best to improve it...I would rather think the best of them and leave them alone. They are representing our nation and never get a break from the public eye...I can never get a decent photo of all 3 of my kids at the same time! Dodgy family photo...big deal?! I don't envy them and pray for a full recovery for the Princess of Wales and for William as he continues in his duties.

[melmax]

Fell for the title. Had no idea this was a thing. 2 things… I hope everyone who sees this is in prayer for her and I hope Allie leads the charge on that. Also. The great deception is coming. Internet trolls were able to spot deception here. It’s only going to be get harder with the advances of AI. Learn to see and discern the truth for yourself.

[melindamercier]

I don’t care if she never addresses the public again and wants to maintain privacy for the remainder of her life, but I do wanna know why that photo is so weird in so many unnecessarily retouched areas. What is with the windows? What is with the clothing that looks disjointed in odd spots. Why was this even put out? Was this some sort of test to see how well ppl would receive a blatantly fake image? Bc to me, that speaks more volumes about the attempts to fool the masses on what is actually reality. If people are willing to take a fake photo at whatever value people in any sort of power deem, then you can change how the same people perceive the world around them. This wasn’t some vanity photoshop, this was just…other.

[loiscarteaux]

My friends daughter had abdominal surgery, her Dr said a 12 week recovery period. This was major and it was not for cancer either. So how about people show compassion.

[Judithestears]

When she first went into surgery, before and as being reported; they said she wouldn’t make an appearance until after Easter.