Insiders say Kate Middleton is ‘exhausted’ by the ongoing speculation over her illness, as Prince William says enough is enough
Her self-proclaimed “bad uncle” Gary Goldsmith entered the Celebrity Big Brother house last week, but Kate Middleton found herself at the centre of a real-life drama as the ongoing speculation around her January operation reached fever pitch.
While Kensington Palace made it clear in its January statement that Kate, 42, would be absent from her royal duties until at least Easter following planned abdominal surgery, the mum-of-three’s sudden disappearance from the public eye for almost three months came as shock to fans – with the royal rumour mill going into overdrive.
Now, as conspiracy theories across social media – which have included unverified claims, from mystery illnesses to an alleged affair – continue to gain momentum, a source tells Closer that the much-loved royal has been left “exhausted” and “fed up”.
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The insider says, “The rumours are exhausting and horrendous, quite honestly. Kate is made of strong stuff but is finding this so difficult, verging on utterly insufferable.
“Kate has been trying not to pay any attention to all the noise and rumour mongering and William has been shielding her from it as best he can, but unfortunately, she’s aware that there are all kinds of hysteria and wildly inaccurate conspiracy theories going on. It’s been tearing them apart.”
Last week, Kate was photographed in public as a passenger in her mum Carole’s car close to the home she shares with Prince William in Windsor.
Yet while this has silenced speculation on social media th
