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Where is Kate Middleton? | On Balance

Kate Middleton, the princess of Wales, was last seen in public in December. In January, Kensington Palace confirmed she’d undergone an unspecified “abdominal surgery.” With little concrete information even now, rumors and conspiracy theories have flourished. Emma Webb, U.K. royal watcher and host of the "New Culture Forum" podcast, joins “On Balance With Leland Vittert” to weigh in. #Royals #Middleton "On Balance with Leland Vittert" takes a critical look at some of the day's hottest subjects. Weekdays at 7p/6C. #OnBalance NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all America. More from NewsNation: https://www.newsnationnow.com/ Get our app: https://trib.al/TBXgYpp Find us on cable: https://trib.al/YDOpGyG How to watch on TV or streaming: https://trib.al/Vu0Ikij

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2 weeks ago

Emma Webb is here UK Royal Watcher and a fellow at the new culture Forum um do you know where Kate is I think that she's had abdominal surgery and that she's resting up um I look I think that this entire thing is completely confected so it wasn't just as a result of this Photograph there had been already a week or more of people um having sort of uh Netflix style conspiracies on Twitter um about where Princess Kate might be and some of the suggestions were really outlandish a very British specif
ic so I won't go into them um but the reality is that this is just it's all very confected um we knew already that the princess had abdominal surgery that she was going Twitter Twitter by definition is out there yeah Twitter Twitter Twitter's out there but you like what was it the royal family just decided or the the the palace quote unquote thought that they could put this out and nobody would question it well this is definitely a PR mistake and I think they should be looking at who on Earth is
advising them because they're obviously not getting the best advice it's quite astonishing actually that firstly this could go out and then um an unprecedented apology from the Princess of Wales for this photo going out I wouldn't be surprised if it is actually true that she does edit some of her own photographs because she's known to be an amateur photographer she's had photography exhibitions it's one of her Hobbies so she probably does EXP experiment with Photoshop so it's not completely Bey
ond The Pale but the reality is that the conspiracy started long before this photo the photo is obviously backed yeah but like yeah all I'm GNA say is that if I'm ever in trouble for putting out a heavily eded Photoshop as a proof of life you are my first call as my spokesperson you you you will go down with the ship as as a True Believer I'm thinking to myself maybe I have this all wrong and this is my own little conspiracy theory you can tell me okay the Royals have become completely irrelevan
t after the queen died and D you know Diana was gone the queen dies it's done Harry you know went off to be Harry thank mercifully is out of the news Williams boring Kate was it is this some kind of like super you know 3d underwater chest thing to all of a sudden have Kate reemerge more famous and the world will be more obsessed than ever I doubt it I think we don't actually have any reason other than to take the palace at their word that she has just had abdominal surgery and it's interesting f
rom my perspective because I as before this show I had a look to see what American Media was saying about this and the American Media have been so interested in this in comparison to the British media there have been some stories about it but it hasn't been this kind of feeding frenzy um and I wonder why that is why it is that Americans are so interested in this because of course the royal family are having a hard time at the moment um the king is has obviously had this cancer diagnosis he's bee
n very open about his medical situation the Princess of Wales wants to keep that quiet I know we live in an age where um everybody thinks that everybody's medical history should be on show for the world um postco but the reality is that she has a right to her medical privacy um and she said she wasn't going to be doing any Royal duties until Easter it's not yet Easter we should just wait and see um we know that there is there's been some talk about um her already being booked to be um involved i
n the trooping of the color unclear as to what her role will be in that but I think we should just wait and see that this is actually the Bri the British stiff upper lip end why why are we so interested yeah it's a good question stiff upper lip endures Emma it's good to see you thank you thanks for watching go to join nn.com to find newsnation on your television provider and don't forget to click the red subscribe button below to get more of news nation's fact driven unbiased coverage

Comments

@Ali-gb7mf

This woman doesn't know anything.

@Ceeceehunter

Talk about PR mistake...(this woman is either super dim or an employee of the palace)

@user-xy8xe6ng6j

We saw how they did Diana. Women need protection in that family.

@kathyhorne556

How do we know she had abdominal surgery? Because they said so?

@sunnydelight5255

Have your segments longer or don’t have them. So silly. It’s annoying where I feel apprehension you’ll interrupt and rush your guest. I can tell she feels rushed too and is trying to speak fast because you’ll interrupt.

@jessielove297

Abdominal surgery should not stop you from showing your face. No one is asking for a pic or video of her abdomin

@damomajanet

She has been disappeared 😳

@judd442009

"Official" photos should NEVER be photoshopped if they are to be released as "official."

@user-xy8xe6ng6j

Proof of life needed for the ppl of Britain. No one dissappears that long unless something's really wrong.

@eden_aumakua

None of them tell the TRUTH! I'm concerned about whether she's dead or alive!

@noradiaz4923

Who invites this woman who knows absolutely nothing about Catherine?

@seankennedy152

There are people who would be totally shocked to find this is a massive lie or coverup. Others would be shocked if it wasn’t. Reasonable people know both are possible and wouldn’t be shocked.

@kathleendeal4903

I think I’ve figured it out! Princess Katherine has advanced Krohn’s disease. The disease sends out fistulas and burrows holes into vital organs. In order to get it under control doctor’s will first place patients on steroids to get the disease under control (the TMZ photo of Princess Katherine looked like her face was puffy, which is a side effect of steroids.) When the patient is stabilized the doctors will perform a “hopefully” reversible colostomy to rest the patients gastrointestinal system, in the hope of reconnecting the tract in the future. My sister had this surgery done and it took a full year before the reversal was able to be performed. The disease can be managed, but never cured. Of course, I’ve only given a snippet of the myriad of complications that accompany this debilitating disease, but after giving serious consideration into this mystery this made the most sense.

@user-xy8xe6ng6j

Photo in a dark car, uh, no. Proof of life needed.

@evelynsalter7987

What concern is this of american. She is a british princess. I thought the americans fought a war to get rid of the monarchy and yet here we are and they are questioning our Royal family.

@user-pm2sw6do2q

Did William kill Kate

@annmarie1689

Vaxx issue, serious eating disorder, her and her 2 youngest kids not seen in a while.....this woman said alot of nothing!

@kathyhenry2362

The Royal Family are alive and well.

@HappyCrone

I have a difficult time believing this person. She seems as in the dark about Catherine’s whereabouts as your average, speculating American.