KP releases a new picture of Kate with the kids to celebrate Mother’s Day in the U.K.
Happy Sunday!! What a treat we got today!! It’s Mother’s Day in the UK and Kensington Palace surprised us with a picture taken earlier this week of Kate and the kids. Snapped by William, I think this might be his first, the family is at Adelaide Cottage in Windsor. The cottage is their home base right now as the children attend Lambrook together, a few minutes away.
While I love updates on Kate’s health, I especially enjoyed hearing several weeks ago that Kate was well enough to travel to Anmer Hall on the kids’ school break. Picture updates after all this mess, conflict me. I don’t want Kate to feel pressured, I know she’s not going to want to disappoint anyone. But, she’s been through a lot, I just want her to relax and recover.
Taken by William in Windsor, earlier this week.
With that in mind, she looks wonderful. Mellow, with a tinge of that sleepy tired look, I hope she’s recovering well. The kids look so happy. I’m sure every day that she can do more things, they are delighted. And they are getting so big! Louis missing a tooth! And Charlotte, her hair even longer, with sun-kissed highlights. (Remember when some tried to say Kate was bleaching her hair? LOL) I think Charlotte is wearing cotton tights. I love those on little girls. They are adorable and keep them toasty warm.
Much is being said about Kate, being without any jewelry on, including earrings and no wedding rings. I don’t read anything into this. I think it’s for comfort and ease, including not wearing earrings. After surgery, your body can swell, along with medications she might be taking. Pain and discomfort can go up and down, depending on the time of day, what you are doing. If anything, this says to me, she’s still deep in recovery and her body is not fully healed yet. It’s a nod and sign of her recovery, and frankly, I’m glad she didn’t change it for us. She’s clearly had her hair done and is wearing makeup, which I’m sure was incredibly tiring.
Town and Country asked Kensington Palace about Kate’s missing rings and a source reminded them that Kate was home with her husband and he took this picture. The source would not specify if the rings were missing due to swelling or other aspects of Kate’s recovery. T&C also noted that Kate is known to forgo wearing her engagement ring during sports or visits to hospitals, in order to protect the ring from damage and to not spread germs. You can read the whole article here.
Kate preparing to go sailing, she’s not wearing her engagement ring in order to protect it. On limited occasions, she is known to go without her rings. Getty.
When royal pictures are released from KP, I do love to study the surroundings. It’s such fun, we normally never get glimpses like this. The tiled floor stood out for me here and the adorable paned windows. Very charming!! We found this YouTube video of Adelaide Cottage by Mike Farrell, with video and pictures from inside the cottage, taken in 2007. Mr. Farrell’s great-great-grandfather lived in the cottage for 35 years, one of the longest ever residents. In 2007, he was able to tour it and shares his story here. I imagine Kate redecorated, making it very cozy and even more charming. If you ever get to tour a home that carries special meaning to your family, don’t pass on the chance. It sounds silly, but it’s really like walking through history. I’ve gotten to do this twice and I loved it, goosebumps at times.
We changed today’s newsletter to focus solely on Kate after her picture was released, we wanted to honor her. Another big milestone in her recovery, at least for the public. I hope everyone continues to pray for her complete recovery, for William, and the children. I am so proud of how he’s handled this whole situation. Rebecca English noted in an article this week about all the abuse and lies directed at Kate as she recovers, “It’s an onslaught that I know has left Kate and William both angered and deeply upset.”
UPDATE:
Four of the largest photo agencies, which include AP, Getty, AFP, and Reuters, have all removed from their libraries the image of Kate and the children released today from KP. They are citing possible "manipulation" of the image as the reason. Details are scarce, but this looks and sounds like something from Meghan and Harry, along with their very powerful agents, WME.
Meghan, this week, was at SXSW, where she hosted (read: paid for) a panel discussion. This means she controlled the guests, the topic, everything. It was a vanity project to showcase herself and it failed miserably. Especially after it was revealed that she had paid for the event, which was reported by Richard Eden. This week was billed as a "relaunch" of Meghan and it turned into a fiasco. It looks like she is out for revenge tonight.
Every image (or at least 99%) produced for professional release has been manipulated, i.e., cleaned up to be more appealing. This was clearly done to insinuate that Kate is not OK, to add teeth and substance to those rumors.
Jeez Louise, doesn’t everyone retouch their pics these days? Even an IPhone camera will automatically retouch you without you even asking it to. I really fail to see the issue. Much ado about nothing as per usual by the rabid press and social media boredos. I really don’t understand why people are so obsessed with seeing her and then demanding proof of life photos. It’s like the concept of privacy is completely and utterly lost upon the internet generation.