Did royals force the Stellenosch municipality X account to delete their tweets about Kate Middleton?
Image via GABRIEL BOUYS, AFP
‘Kensington Palace called’: Stellenbosch official account deletes Kate Middleton tweet
Did Kensington Palace instruct the official Stellenbosch Municipality account to delete their tweet about Kate Middleton?
Did royals force the Stellenosch municipality X account to delete their tweets about Kate Middleton?
Image via GABRIEL BOUYS, AFP
The official X account of the Stellenbosch Municipality has deleted their tweet trolling the “disappearance” of Kate Middleton. But did Kensington Palace or Prince William have anything to do with it?
Although an obvious joke, the tweet claimed that the mom-of-three had been spotted in the affluent community in the Western Cape.
Kate has had social media sleuths in meltdown mode after a Photoshopped image of her went viral over the weekend.
The brunette has kept a low profile since news of her abdominal surgery in January. She has last appeared in public on Christmas Day at a church service at Sandringham.
STELLENBOSCH X ACCOUNT DELETES KATE MIDDLETON TWEET
With Kate Middleton’s whereabouts being a trending topic, the official X account of the Stellenbosch Municipality decided to join in on the social media commentary.
The account posted an obviously Photoshopped image, which read: “[𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚] Kensington Palace has just released a photo of Kate Middleton in Stellenbosch!.
It was followed up with another that read: “Kate Middleton really enjoying the sights and sounds of Stellenbosch.”
But just a few hours later, the account seemingly folded and deleted the tweet.
According to a few tweeps, the palace may or may not have had something to do with the swift action.
@Olive2802: “Someone made a phone call!”
@Ashbash479: “Kensington Palace is calling everybody, telling them to stop trolling Kate.”
@kachirilady: “Kensington Palace and Buckingham Palace literally will call up anyone and command them to remove tweets.”
Somebody got a call🤣🤣🤣🤣 but it did what it needed to do. pic.twitter.com/i5Ev6KoKZB
— 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐌𝐞𝐠𝐡𝐚𝐧⚜ (@SussexSquad__) March 13, 2024
The South African reached out to the municipality for an official response. None was received at time of publishing.
‘PROTECTING MISTRESS’
According to eagled-eyed royal fans, Kensington Palace – via Prince William – allegedly instructed British publication, The Guardian, to amend an article reportedly mentioning his “mistress” Rose Hanbury.
The publication had quoted US late-night talk star Stephen Colbert, who shared his thoughts on the “missing royal.”
He said: “The kingdom has been all aflutter by the seeming disappearance of Kate Middleton. Well, now, internet sleuths are guessing that Kate’s absence may be related to her husband and the future King of England, William, having an affair with Rose Hanbury, the Marchioness of Cholmondeley”.
However, Rose’s name was omitted in an emended digital version of The Guardian.
A tweep said of their observation: “Prince William forced the Guardian to remove his alleged mistress Rose Hanbury’s name from the article. And please mind the Guardian is a left-wing media outlet known for its criticism of the royals.
“If Rose is not your mistress, why are u trying SO hard, Willy?”
WHERE IS ‘MISSING’ ROYAL?
From claims of a marriage split from Prince William to wild allegations she’s had plastic surgery, social media users have remained fixated on Kate Middleton’s disappearance.
And fuelling the rumour mill is the Mother’s Day Photoshop fail, where Kate claimed she had edited an image released to the public. However, according to a post on their official Instagram account, the photo was actually taken by her husband William.
According to Time, Buckingham Palace announced that Kate had undergone “planned abdominal surgery” in early January. She would subsequently be hospitalized for 10 to 14 days.
The palace claimed that Kate would not participate in any public engagements until after Easter, which falls on 31 March.
However, it’s clear that royal fans are not buying it, with much of the timeline filled with “Where is Kate Middleton?” posts.
WHERE IS THE ‘MISSING’ ROYAL?
