King Charles holds face-to-face audience with Chancellor before Budget
The palace has spoken out on rumours surrounding Kate Middleton’s health following her temporary absence from the public eye as she recovers from abdominal surgery.
As the Princess of Wales takes time away from her royal duties, rumours and unfounded conspiracy theories have gained traction online.
Referring to her husband Prince William, a royal spokesperson told People magazine: “His focus is on his work and not on social media.”
The remarks come as Kate’s uncle, Gary Goldsmith, was criticised by royal commentator Rupert Bell for “throwing more spotlight on her”.
Addressing the speculation over his niece’s health in the Celebrity Big Brother house, Mr Goldsmith told fellow contestants: “I spoke to her mum, she’s getting the best care in the world.” And when asked if the Princess would be back, he responded: “She’s amazing, she will be back, of course she will.”
On Tuesday, the 58-year-old businessman launched the first of several attacks on Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.
He first said the Duke of Sussex could not “throw [his] family under the bus” referring to his memoir Spare and “expect to be invited round for Christmas”. Then he said the Duchess of Sussex’s entrance into the royal family had brought an extra dynamic that “puts a stick in the spokes and creates so much drama”.
Key Points
- Palace breaks silence on Kate Middleton health conspiracy theories on social media
- Gary Goldsmith: The ups and downs of Kate Middleton’s playboy uncle entering Celebrity Big Brother
- Cost of military aides criticised by anti-monarchists
- Watch – Kate’s uncle Gary Goldsmith gives cryptic answer to question on her whereabouts
- Kate Middleton’s uncle Gary Goldsmith thinks Harry and Meghan should have their titles removed
- Princess Diana’s brother reveals he paid sex worker £15 to lose his virginity on family holiday aged 12
- Royal expert criticises Gary Goldsmith for ‘putting spotlight’ on niece Kate after surgery
- Watch – Royal expert criticises Gary Goldsmith for ‘putting spotlight’ on niece Kate after surgery
- ICYMI – Kate Middleton’s uncle Gary Goldsmith predicts Prince Harry will return to UK and royal family
- Palace breaks silence on Kate Middleton health conspiracy theories on social media
Palace breaks silence on Kate Middleton health conspiracy theories on social media
The Palace has broken its silence over unfounded conspiracy theories about Kate Middleton’s health being shared on social media.
The Princess of Wales, 42, was seen for the first time in public two days ago after she was admitted to hospital for abdominal surgery in January for an unspecified condition. Gossip website TMZ snapped the princess in an Audi 4×4 near Windsor, alongside her mother Carole Middleton.
The exact details of the princess’s condition have not been revealed but the Palace said previously it was not cancer-related, and that Kate wished her personal medical information to remain private.
Gary Goldsmith: The ups and downs of Kate Middleton’s playboy uncle entering Celebrity Big Brother
It’s been an exhausting 12 months for “The Firm”, with everything from major health shocks such as King Charles’s cancer diagnosis to severe embarrassment caused by Prince Andrew’s much-publicised friendship with late paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
So, pictures of Gary Goldsmith, who is the brother of Kate’s mother Carole Middleton, picking out fancy suits in Soho ahead of Monday night’s launch of CBB on ITV will only induce shudders from those in Buckingham Palace who fear he will create more unwanted headlines.
Arguably the relaunched show’s most controversial housemate, the 58-year-old has already come under strict orders from the family, with his sister “reading the riot” act over fears he will share secrets live on television.
Cost of military aides criticised by anti-monarchists
Anti-monarchists have criticised the £500,000 spent on the royal family’s military aides last year, revealed following a Freedom of Information (FoI) request.
Graham Smith, chief executive officer of Republic, described the aides, known as equerries who are drawn from the Armed Forces, as a “disgraceful use of highly trained military personnel”.
In its response to the FoI request from Republic, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) strongly defended the expenditure, stating that the “vast majority” of the costs would still have been incurred regardless of the aides’ roles with the royal family.
Mr Smith strongly disapproved, stating: “This is a disgraceful use of highly trained military personnel as window dressing for the King.”
“We are often hearing that the military is stretched and under-staffed. With its additional commitments to Ukraine, how can the Government justify spending any of the country’s defence budget on people to open doors for Charles, Camilla and William?”
Equerries are an integral part of the offices of senior royals, with the King, Queen, Prince and Princess of Wales and Princess Royal having the aides who help organise their diaries and accompany them on official visits and overseas tours.
In 2023, the MoD spent £506,681 on the equerries, including the fixed staff costs, which the MoD clarified would still be incurred regardless of the personnel being employed by the MOD and satellite estates.
Buckingham Palace and Kensington Palace have both been approached for comment.
Watch – Kate’s uncle Gary Goldsmith gives cryptic answer to question on her whereabouts
Kate’s uncle Gary Goldsmith gives cryptic answer to question on her whereabouts
Kate Middleton’s uncle Gary Goldsmith thinks Harry and Meghan should have their titles removed
Gary Goldsmith has hit out at Meghan and Harry again – saying he thinks their royal titles should be taken away.
Kate Middleton’s uncle has criticised the Duke and Duchess of Sussex after Fern Britton asked him if Prince William was “furious” over his brother’s decision to leave his royal duties.
Princess Diana’s brother reveals he paid sex worker £15 to lose his virginity on family holiday aged 12
Charle’s Spencer, 59, recalls his experience in his forthcoming memoir, A Very Private School, and reveals the link to the sexual abuse he says he suffered while at boarding school in the 1970s.
In the book, he writes that he paid the woman with his pocket money while on a family trip, and the encounter left him feeling “hollow and cold”. He didn’t sleep with another woman until he was 17.
Royal expert criticises Gary Goldsmith for ‘putting spotlight’ on niece Kate after surgery
Royal expert criticises Gary Goldsmith for ‘putting spotlight’ on niece Kate after surgery
Watch – Royal expert criticises Gary Goldsmith for ‘putting spotlight’ on niece Kate after surgery
Royal expert criticises Gary Goldsmith for ‘putting spotlight’ on niece Kate after surgery
ICYMI – Kate Middleton’s uncle Gary Goldsmith predicts Prince Harry will return to UK and royal family
Speaking to Sharon Osbourne on the reality show on Tuesday, the 58-year-old said of Harry: “I think it’s really sad. At some point, I think he’s going to come back and be part of the gang – he might need to. I think we’re a very forgiving nation, I think everyone would give him a chance.”
Palace breaks silence on Kate Middleton health conspiracy theories on social media
The Palace has broken its silence over unfounded conspiracy theories about Kate Middleton’s health being shared on social media.
The Princess of Wales, 42, was seen for the first time in public two days ago after she was admitted to hospital for abdominal surgery in January for an unspecified condition. Gossip website TMZ snapped the princess in an Audi 4×4 near Windsor, alongside her mother Carole Middleton.
The exact details of the princess’s condition have not been revealed but the Palace said previously it was not cancer-related, and that Kate wished to keep her personal medical information private.
