Outside of two grainy paparazzi photos, Catherine, Princess of Wales, hasn’t been seen in public since Christmas Day 2023. The information void has prompted onlookers to fill the space with their own theories.
Commentary: #KateGate — Speculation about ‘missing’ princess is proof British royals' media playbook needs a rewrite
Anne Boleyn , the second of six wives of Henry VIII, was executed after being found guilty of adultery, incest and treason. While historians differ in their interpretation of Anne’s guilt or innocence, it’s clear the charges were at least partially the result of gossip instigated by rival factions seeking power at the English court.
On the other, a previous tendency to hide serious illnesses — such as the cancer that claimed King George VI’s life in 1952 – has been tempered by a more forthcoming approach. UK news outlets are also constrained by the Editor’s Code of Practice and the UK’s right-to-privacy legislation, which applies to the royal family. Nonetheless, the snap was widely circulated online.
In response, Kensington Palace released a brief statement from Catherine, who explained that as an amateur photographer she likes to “occasionally experiment with editing”. The photo had previously been attributed to the Prince of Wales.The situation with Catherine’s absence from public life exposes the limits of old media strategies in a “new media” world.
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