After weeks of frenzied speculation about the Princess of Wales’ health and the state of her marriage, fuelled further by the release of a badly photoshopped family potrait, palace insiders say Kate is “frustrated” by the rumours and conspiracy theories swirling as she recovers from abdominal surgery in private.
“She understands there’s probably some benefit to confronting this situation headon and telling the public the whole truth to avoid any more lies spreading,” a royal source reports. “There’s so much