Palace Issues New Kate Middleton Update Amid Concerns About Her Extended Absence

Blake Lively has been criticised by fans after joking about the recent controversy surrounding Kate Middleton's edited mother's day photo.The former Gossip Girl star, 36, shared a advertisement for her drink brand Betty Booze, which saw her face edited onto a woman's body as she held some of the drinks. Captioning this, Blake wrote: "I’m so excited to share this new photo I just took today to announce our 4 new @bettybuzz & @bettybooze products!" She then appeared to make reference to the conspiracy theories surrounding Kate's recent absence from the public eye as she added: "Now you know why I’ve been MIA." Other Instagram users were quick to criticise the actress for her comments, with one writing: "Not funny at all! Bullying a sick mother just for the sake of marketing your brand is called money slavery." While another added: "Woman to woman- Kicking someone when the are down is deplorable." "Low blow.

Kate Middleton’s visit to a local farm shop should be enough to quell wild conspiracy theories about her health, according to Palace sources.A “happy, healthy, and relaxed” Princess of Wales, 42, joined her husband Prince William for a quick visit to a farm shop in Windsor over the weekend.Video footage and images of the royal obtained by The Sun emerged on Monday and showed the mom of three looking well as she and the Prince of Wales, 41, bought some fresh produce during the outing.While Kensington Palace has not yet commented on the footage, royal sources tell The Post that the sighting should provide enough comfort to quash ongoing conspiracy theories once and for all.Middleton looked “positive and healthy,” an insider exclusively told The Post, adding that the sighting “should hopefully be enough to put an end to the outside noise about her recovery.”Another Palace source told the Telegraph, “Finally everyone can calm down.”It comes as royal officials are reportedly accelerating plans for Middleton’s return to the royal fold now that she’s recovering well.“The teams are working round the clock to devise the Princess of Wales’s back-to-work plan after weeks of immense pressure,” a source told the Mirror of the Princess’s return.“They all know that the world will be watching after weeks of heightened speculation and often outlandish commentary on social media.”Since returning home from her two-week stint at the hospital, Middleton has remained largely out of the limelight, opting to recover in her home at Adelaide Cottage in Windsor.In her absence from public life, several conspiracy theories have taken root, which only intensified after she posted a heavily edited UK Mother’s Day image that received a “kill notice”

The Princess of Wales has had a tumultuous and emotional few months after a bizarre social media conspiracy theory was launched online questioning Kate's whereabouts as she continues to recover from major surgery. While she has been protected by a ring of steel to aid her recuperation, it has now been said that members of her team have reportedly not seen the Princess since her operation, despite her being at Adelaide Cottage in Windsor.

her post-recovery process.The Princess of Wales, 42, has been recovering from her abdominal surgery behind closed doors since January — but according to those working for her, she is nowhere to be seen.“A few of Kate’s senior staffers haven’t been able to see or speak to her, and they didn’t even know about the surgery until it was announced, so it’s caught them off guard,” a source told Us Weekly.The widespread speculation caused by the release of Middleton’s doctored family photo last week prompted sleuths to make claims not only about Middleton’s health, but also her whereabouts.And according to Kensington Palace insiders, the mom of three has only just started opening up to her inner circle about the nature of her surgery.What’s more, insiders claim the princess’s staffers weren’t aware of her operation until after she’d had it.“Only a few people know what’s really going on, and they’re tight-lipped,” a source told the outlet. “It’s confusing and causing some concern.”The source added that Middleton has only had a few visitors, including cancer-stricken King Charles III and his wife, Queen Camilla, but is otherwise covered by a “shroud of secrecy.”A second source says the palace is being “very hush-hush” about Middleton’s post-op recovery.“Kate’s said she feels she’s entitled to heal and recuperate without all of this frenzied speculation,” an insider said, adding that it was Middleton’s decision to keep details of her surgery private.

recent photo-editing scandal.The Dutch monarch, 56, spoke to members of the public at a royal engagement in Zutphen, Netherlands Thursday where a little girl asked him about his family portrait.After exchanging a few pleasantries with the schoolgirl, the King reportedly quipped, “At least I didn’t photoshop it,” referencing Middleton’s recent digital mishap.The joke seemingly landed with royalists, who burst into laughter at the cheeky jibe.The Princess of Wales, 42, was forced to issue an apology this week after she released a doctored family photo for UK Mother’s Day on March 10.Just seconds after the image was unveiled on social media, eagle-eyed followers noticed a myriad of editing mishaps in the photo of the royal with her three children.The widespread speculation prompted conspiracy theorists to come out of the woodwork, with claims being made not only about Middleton’s health, but also her whereabouts.Middleton returned to social media to set the record straight on what had happened with the snap.“Like many amateur photographers, I do occasionally experiment with editing,” she wrote on X in the wake of the controversy.

Kensington Palace, the home of Prince William and Princess Catherine (aka Kate Middleton), has been deemed untrustworthy by a major news agency.

released on Sunday for the UK’s Mother’s Day.The snapshot featured the Princess of Wales, 42 — who is currently still recovering from the abdominal surgery she underwent in January — and her kids, Prince George, 10, Princess Charlotte, 8, and Prince Louis, 5. Although many royal photos go viral for positive reasons, this one made headlines for Photoshop mistakes.

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the eyebrow-raising image released by the palace showing the Princess of Wales with her three children has prompted them to take a look back at the previous images they have been given, adding that media organizations “expect those images to be accurate.”The royal was forced to issue an apology after leading photo agencies — including Reuters, the Associated Press, Getty and Agence France-Presse — all yanked the image over numerous signs it had been “manipulated.”An analysis published by CNN said that it regards it “unacceptable to move, change or manipulate the pixels of an image” as it alters the photograph itself.“In editorial photography, photojournalists and editors commonly adjust a photograph’s exposure or color balance in order to more accurately reflect the scene,” CNN said in a statement.“CNN is now reviewing all handout photos previously provided by Kensington Palace,” the outlet added.

doctored post-surgery family photo.Elliot Higgins, the founder of the Netherlands-based Bellingcat investigative journalism group, demonstrated on X on Monday why it was highly unlikely that the Princess of Wales’ image from the June 2016 issue of British Vogue had been recycled for her viral UK Mother’s Day snap.“There’s so many minor differences, like the reflection of the light in her pupils, the light and shadow on her face, the teeth visible, wrinkles, etc. etc., that it’s clearly just a photo of the same woman from about the same angle, not the same exact photo,” Higgins explained.

There’s more information that has become available in the Kate Middleton photo fiasco.

Kate Middleton’s photo-editing fiasco has accidentally done more harm than good in silencing mass speculation about her well-being, according to a former royal butler.The Princess of Wales, 42, who has been recovering from abdominal surgery behind closed doors, was forced to issue an apology after releasing a doctored family photo for UK’s Mother’s Day on Sunday.But with mounting chatter about the royal’s post-surgery recovery, the image’s release has ended up causing concerns, says King Charles’s former butler Grant Harrold.“Of course, it does cause concern because everybody is over-analyzing it at the moment and everybody is worried about her and is looking to see for any kind of signs,” Harrold, who worked as the monarch’s butler for seven years when he was the Prince of Wales, exclusively told The Post.“If it hadn’t been for her taking this time out, the photo editing really wouldn’t have been much of a story,” he said.

to The Daily Mail. On Sunday, multiple photo agencies, including Reuters, the Associated Press, Getty, and AFP, withdrew the Mother’s Day photo Kensington Palace released Sunday picturing Middleton and her three children over fears that it had been digitally “manipulated.”A “kill notification” reportedly released by AP read, “At closer inspection, it appears that the source has manipulated the image.”The photo — the first official image released by Kensington Palace since the royal’s abdominal surgery in January — showed her smiling alongside Prince George, 10, Princess Charlotte, 8, and Prince Louis, 5.On Monday, the Princess of Wales apologized for releasing a doctored family photo of her and her children, blaming it on amateur editing fails.“Like many amateur photographers, I do occasionally experiment with editing,” the princess wrote.

Kensington Palace released the first official photo of Kate Middleton since her 'planned abdominal surgery' on Mother's Day.The sweet image, taken by Prince William, featured Kate sitting in a garden chair surrounded by the couple's three children, Prince George, 10, Princess Charlotte, eight, and Prince Louis, five. However, mere hours after the photo was posted, a slew of picture agencies including Getty Images and Reuters issued a 'kill notice,' which meant the image was removed from their systems and all clients were asked to remove it from their platforms, too.This was down to claims the photograph had been manipulated, after certain elements looked as if they had been tampered with.

Princess Catherine (aka Kate Middleton) is speaking out for the first time amid concerns about her health.

The Prince of Wales visited the Oval cricket ground in South London on Friday as he continues to carry out royal engagements while his wife Princess Kate recovers from abdominal surgery at home. It marks the first time Prince William has been seen in public since Kensington Palace asked the public for calm amid the ongoing rumours and speculation around the Princess of Wales' health, criticising the "madness of social media". William was making an appearance to celebrate an Earthshot Prize winner's new contract supplying sustainable packaging for use in sporting venues.

Kate Middleton‘s uncle, who is currently appearing on “Celebrity Big Brother” in the UK, revealed that the Princess of Wales is getting the “best care in the world” after she underwent a surprise abdominal surgery in January. “Because she doesn’t want to talk about it, the last thing I’m going to do is [talk about it],” Middleton’s controversial uncle, Gary Goldsmith, told fellow contestant Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu during the show’s season 23 premiere after the British TV personality asked him how his niece was doing. “There is a kind of code or etiquette.

Kate Middleton‘s uncle Gary Goldsmith is currently a contestant on Celebrity Big Brother U.K., and he’s been spilling some royal tea and opinions.

Palace insiders and royal experts are speaking out about Princess Catherine (aka Kate Middleton) amid her extended absence from the public eye.

People.This is just the latest development in the curious lack of transparency about her condition. Middleton is reportedly on the mend from the medical procedure, and she’s been recovering behind closed doors since being discharged from the hospital on Jan. 29, at her home at Adelaide Cottage in Windsor.Since then, Prince William, 41, has dodged questions about her recovery as he’s attended many events without his wife, including the BAFTAs.