They say that history repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce but for the Royal household, and the Prince and Princess of Wales in particular, the past few days have been anything but amusing.
Kate has rarely put a foot wrong since she gracefully navigated her transition into the Royal Family so the chaos, confusion and backlash sparked by the release of that edited Mother’s Day photo was a huge shock.
Added to that the swirling outlandish conspiracy theories surrounding her health and whereabouts and it’s little wonder sources say she will be feeling ‘under attack’ with her confidence knocked.
Meanwhile for William, witnessing his wife at the centre of a media frenzy will have brought back painful memories of his late mother together with an overwhelming desire to shield and comfort Kate. “William will have shown nothing but support and kindness to Kate after this latest setback,” former BBC royal correspondent Jennie Bond tells OK!” And while he put on a stoic face as he joined other members of the Royal Family at the Commonwealth Day service last week, the Prince of Wales has been at the princess’ side throughout, supporting her as she continues to get her strength back. “William is undoubtedly irritated about what has happened - he won’t be annoyed with Kate, but annoyed that such a ridiculous fuss has been made over nothing and it’s all been pushed right out of proportion,” Jennie says.
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