Fans of the royal family got some additional assurance that all is well with William, Prince of Wales, and Catherine, Princess of Wales, when Prince William visited London’s Western Marble Arch Synagogue on February 29. His presence there served as confirmation that the “personal matter” he had to deal with wasn’t something too dire — if Kate had experienced a medical emergency related to her surgery, for example, it seems unlikely that he’d resume making public appearances so soon.
According to People, William also said, “Antisemitism has no place in our society … Both Catherine and I are extremely concerned about the rise of antisemitism.” When he released a statement about Gaza’s humanitarian crisis a week earlier, he used the singular “I.” This sparked speculation that the rumors of marital trouble were true, but William just slyly shut them down. By casually dropping his wife’s name, he also conveyed that everything is fine and it’s just business as usual for him and his family.
Instead of having her rep essentially respond to the rumors about her whereabouts with an annoyed eye-roll, a smarter move for Kate might have been to release a video of her admiring cards from concerned fans like King Charles III did. As it stands, it looks like we’ll be seeing more gleeful speculation on X that she’s run away with Pete Davidson or that there’s a “Freaky Friday” situation going on with her and King Charles III.
