Farm shops, medical breaches and lookalikes: How Kate Middleton’s last week fuelled more conspiracy theories

Recently barely a day has gone by without the royal family appearing on a newspaper front page, and this week has been no exception.

Already this year Buckingham Palace has been rocked by a shock cancer diagnosis, and the scandal linking Prince Andrew to paedophile Jeffrey Epstein has continued to rumble on.

There has also been the news of Kate Middleton’s abdominal surgery along with the surprise - albeit short - appearance of her uncle, Gary Goldsmith, in the Celebrity Big Brother house.

And Kate Middleton’s operation recovery has been the latest focus of worldwide media attention in recent weeks.

To add to the continued pressure facing the palace, it looks like it holds little control, with anythat spirals out of control on social media platforms.