The Speculation Over Kate Middleton’s Absence + The Royal Family’s Relation To The Media

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Kate Middleton recently announced her diagnosis of cancer amid media and public speculation about her absence from the public eye over the last three months. Kate seemingly disappeared from any public appearances or photo opportunities after a surgery in January. In early March, a heavily edited photo was posted to Kate’s instagram account causing more public outrage and speculation. We break down this series of events including the way that the media and public responded, and how this all compares to female figures being treated in the limelight. 

 

 

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Sources for The Speculation Over Kate Middleton’s Absence + The Royal Family’s Relation To The Media

 

Kate Middleton and Her Cancer Diagnosis: A Complete Timeline (Glamour, Elizabeth Logan, March 22nd, 2024)

 

The Royal Family Has a Trust Problem (TIME, March 12th, 2024)

 

Kate Middleton and the media (NPR, March 23, 2024)

 

‘Responsible journalism’: Why UK publishers have not used Kate picture (Press Gazette, Dominic Ponsford, March 5th, 2024)

 

How the U.K. royals and British tabloids came to rely on each other for relevance (NPR, Ayesha Rascoe, January 2023)

 

10 famous women who were brutally destroyed by the press (Harper’s Bazaar, Ella Alexander, Feb 2021)