Between Kate Middleton’s Mother’s Day fake photo controversy and her questionable farm shop outing with Prince William, which did nothing more than inspire more speculation that Middleton was using a body double due to a difficult recovery, or worse, royalists have many reasons to be skeptical about the future queen’s whereabouts. Unfortunately, this uncertainty has birthed a crop of disturbing conspiracy theories about Middleton, ranging from slightly odd to completely and utterly ridiculous. But even social media has its limits regarding how far they’re willing to go to obtain information about the princess.
“Fascination with and speculation about Kate Middleton are one thing; illegally and unethically breaching her medical records is a whole other level of repulsion and inhumanity—a violation worth immediate termination and revocation of licenses for all involved. Is nothing sacred?,” tweeted one user. “Just leave her alone. My goodness! Why are people so obsessed over celebrities? They are human and put on their pants one leg at a time just like us. I don’t care what celebrities do or say. It’s none of my business. Life is hard enough as it is to concern ourselves with others,” wrote a second royal watcher.
Fans on Reddit are also taking up for Middleton’s right to privacy. “Wow this has gotten invasive,” wrote one user. “I’m biased in that I don’t care about the British royals, but this is not only illegal, but is so morally gross to do to anyone, even if they’re a public figure,” they wrote.
