Princess of Wales Kate Middleton.
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A day after a video was circulated on social media in which the Princess of Wales—Kate Middleton—was reportedly spotted shopping with Prince William, a BBC reporter on Wednesday said that the woman seen in the video is not Middleton— in accordance with some statements made by netizens who had said that it was her body double.
Several media houses including TMZ and The Sun on Tuesday shared insights about the viral video which allegedly showed Kate and William at a business— Windsor Farm Store, that is a located a few mile away from their Windsor residence. Reacting to the video, many netizens said that "Kate looked happy, relaxed, and healthy". However, Kate's children were not seen with the duo in the video.
According to a report by Hindustan Times, BBC reporter Sonja McLaughlan, who covers rugby, decided to pursue the many theories that made rounds of the web on Kate's video. HT quoted McLaughlan as saying, "It’s so obviously not Kate. Some newspapers are reporting it as fact. But it’s not her. No conspiracy theorist but all very odd.”
Amid all this, the couple's Kensington Palace office hopes this informal film will help dismiss the wild conspiracy theories and speculation doing the rounds over Princess Kate’s health.
The Princess of Wales underwent an abdominal surgery after which the Kensington Palace in January said that she was back home after a two-week long stay at the hospital.
Amid the controversies about where is Kate Middleton, New York Post reported earlier this week that the Princess would make a public appearance next month where she would be speaking on her health and recovery.
Kate Middleton issued an apology for "any confusion" caused by a royal family portrait released by Kensington Palace of her posing with her three children, the first photograph made public since her abdominal surgery in January.
Kate took to the official Palace X handle to clarify that the discrepancies which led major photo agencies to withdraw the image from circulation were the result of some amateur editing by her.