"Awfuk news" is accurate on so many levels...
I'm glad that reason for William's absence from the memorial service has been confirmed.
No. Sorry, Hard disagree with your post.
As far as I know (I watch his monologues regularly and was disappointed at the time) he only brought it up the once.
Care to expand? It's hard to engage in conversation on these forums if posters don't expand on their thoughts.
Well, you asked. I find the idea that you think William should have sucked it up and gone to the memorial extremely distasteful. Thus I disagree with your post.
Maybe it's time to put this story to rest and to focus on what matters the most : the well being of Catherine in those challenging times.
I've been in William's shoes 4 years ago, so I know very well how he felt. It took me DAYS before I could speak to someone without a tremor in my voice. And I didn't have to face cameras and the world media. William takes his position seriously and I don't believe for 1 second that he would pull out at a last moment without a very very good reason.
You expressed well something that had been bothering me the past few weeks - social media is what it is, it’s been crazy almost as long as there’s been widespread internet use. The mainstream media, though, is still supposed to hold itself to higher standards, and certainly members of the so-called serious press never miss a chance to point out how very above it all they are. But I question how much difference there is between some wannabe influencer spouting conspiracy theories based on nothing, versus various media outlets devoting a significant amount of coverage to what conspiracy theories and other nonsense social media is throwing at us on any given day.
I so agree with you, but I am also so annoyed at the newspapers who used the SM debacle as an excuse to keep publishing stories.
Why should Stephen Colbert apologize? In the segment, which is only 2min long, he mentioned people were wondering where is Kate, which is true, then stated there is report/gossip that William is having an affair, also true. He mostly made fun of the spelling and pronunciation of "Cholmondeley". There was no joke about Kate's illness or appearance.
He did spread the rumors to wide public outside of gossip spheres however. And there is no real evidence of this and it’s old rumors from 2019 that just resurfaced because of the conspiracies of the absence of Catherine. Him mentioning the rumors makes it look like now something has happened and that’s how many reacted. Honestly he mostly should apologize to Rose (who apparently is suing) who isn’t a public figure. At least the royals are public figures used to this and who have their own resources to deal with media. It’s not like gossip sites aren’t filled with speculation of which celebrities are having affairs (like the blind item in this case). But usually they are completely ignored by more mainstream media until there are named sources or pictures. He just as well could have focused on a “Catherine is dead” conspiracy theory.
I can understand you finding it distasteful but my point is that William missing the service was sort of a boiling point for all of the brewing conspiracy theories online. William attending the service would have most likely delayed that boiling point for a bit.
Except the debate regarding missing the service plays into the wider discussion of how the Wales's team has handled Catherine's absence. There was always going to be
This isn't about the GRF in my opinion but rather how Williams actions have added, rather than tempered, the insanity on social media. I know I am being harsh on William, but his actions bear some responsibility for the firestorm around this. He just had to show up. I understand that he as a husband and father was also going through a lot but by not playing the game a little bit, the way his father and grandparents have/had, he was not helping the situation. There is a lot to be learned from these past few months and I really hope William and his team have been paying attention.
So distasteful and inappropriate in my opinion.
I am one as well. Glad that you are doing so good!
