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Throughout Kate's recovery, rumors about her health have circulated online, and around the same time, Meghan recently spoke out about cyberbullying on Friday, March 8, at the SXSW conference.
"It's fair to say that most photos released by the offices of public figures have been retouched in some way, so as an isolated incident this is just an unfortunate error," author Omid Scobie, who wrote Finding Freedom, explained via X (formerly named Twitter) on Monday, March 11.
Even though it has been 17 years since they worked together on Deal or No Deal, the game show's host, Howie Mandel, fails to remember working with Meghan Markle. "I have gotten opportunities in my career based off the way I look, but it's my brains, personality, and work ethic that help seal the deal [and] get me the job, and get clients to continue to hire me on a regular basis."
"I think Catherine and the team genuinely thought, 'Put a picture out on Mother's Day, that will stop people nagging about where she is, why isn't she speaking, all that sort of stuff,'" Sean shared.
Kate Middleton attempted to put a stop to the rumors about her whereabouts on Monday, March 11, when she admitted she played around with the new photo of herself with her three kids - Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis - in honor of Mother's Day.
On Sunday, March 10, after the Prince and Princess of Wales' official Instagram uploaded the first post-surgery photo of Kate Middleton alongside kids - Prince George, 10, Princess Charlotte, 8, and Prince Louis ,5 - the public speculated theimage was fake. Rumors regarding the 42-year-old's whereabouts have been taking over social media lately, as royal critics are convinced Kate's January abdominal surgery was more than the palace is letting on. "Ummmmm, this photo looks doctored… Catherine's right hand around Louis is entirely blurry but the left hand around Charlotte at the same distance to the camera, is not," one user pointed out, while another agreed saying, "Looks like AI." Another claimed thesurgery was a cover up for Kate leaving the royal brood, saying, "The best sisterhood plot twist of all time would be if Kate Middleton fled to Meghan Markle's home in USA for refuge.
Mother's Day in the U.K., the Princess of Wales shared her first official photo since her medical procedure surrounded by her three kids: Prince George, 10, Princess Charlotte, 8, and Prince Louis, 5. C The Prince of Wales, 2024," Kate penned on the official Instagram of the Prince and Princess of Wales alongside the image of her looking healthy while sitting in a chair as the kiddos put their arms around her. Another alleged the surgery was her attempt at leaving the family, writing, "Thebest sisterhood plot twist of all time would be if Kate Middleton fled to Meghan Markle's home in USA for refuge.
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, gave a speech at South by Southwest's opening day panel titled: "Breaking Barriers, Shaping Narratives: How Women Can Lead On and Off the Screen."
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In a rare moment of candid confession, Meghan Markle lashed out at those who gave her "cruel online abuse" while she was pregnant with Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet.
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Go behind the high walls, gilded gates, and palace façades and into the very heart of the most famous families alive. Here’s Your Daily Consort from The Royal Observer.