Please consider supporting me at https://www.patreon.com/LindsayHoliday In the past few weeks there has been a media firestorm surrounding Catherine, Princess of Wales aka Kate Middleton. What started out as a leave of absence to deal with a private medical issue sprouted conspiracy theories on line and has ballooned into a royal PR nightmare and calls for proof of life. And the Palace’s poor handling of the situation by releasing a heavily doctored photo and other missteps has poured gasoline on the fire. Throughout history, people have been fascinated by royals and especially royal mysteries with even the slightest whiff of scandal. And there have been so many times when the truth turned out to be even stranger than fiction, it’s little wonder that we’re primed to imagine the worst. Today I will catch you up on the timeline of what has been happening surrounding the Princess of Wales. I’m not going to get into the many rumors which have been circling, as they are, at this point only gossip and not confirmed. But I will be discussing the historic context as to why the Palace has so bungled this situation, and share a few other royal mysteries from the past to explain why the public has become so obsessed with this story and spun it out beyond all proportion. Check out the History Tea Time Podcast: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7iW8gOI5wb5TNFAIhBd9Om?si=46aeeacd64214ac0 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/history-tea-time/id1619978406 Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy84Yzg1ZWU5MC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw Follow me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100091781568503 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/historyteatimelindsayholiday/ Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@historyteatime Music: "Butterflies in Love" by Sir Cubworth #whereiskatemiddleton #katemiddleton #catherineprincessofwales #royalfamily #womenofyoutube For business inquiries, please contact historyteatime@airwavemedia.com