Kate Middleton’s neighbor, Kevin Pietersen, a star cricketer, is dispelling continuing rumors about the Princess of Wales.
“The conspiracy theories around Kate are absolutely absurd! We see W&K [Prince William and Princess Kate] most days and in the last couple days too!” Pietersen claimed on X (formerly Twitter).
“It beggars belief that people would be so ridiculous and cruel in writing BULLS— on this platform that are out and out lies!” Pietersen added. “W&K are the most wonderful parents and as normal/humble as they come. Let K who is recovering from an operation recover. Leave her and her beautiful family alone!!!!”
As per the Daily Mail, one of Pietersen’s children is a student at Lambrook School. This is the same school where the children of the Prince and Princess of Wales, namely Prince George (10), Princess Charlotte (8), and Prince Louis (5), started attending in 2022.
Pietersen aided England in winning the 2005 Ashes series and was awarded an MBE by Queen Elizabeth the next year, along with the entire men’s team. The honor was commemorated at a Buckingham Palace reception attended by Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip.
Kate Middleton’s First Public Sighting Was This Past Saturday
Before she visited the farmer’s market on Saturday, Kate Middleton’s most recent public appearance was on Christmas Day. Following her procedure, the royal has chosen to stay away from the public eye. She is not anticipated to make a return until after Easter.
Of course, Middleton garnered attention on March 10 for a photo she posted on UK Mother’s Day with her children, which was suspected to be edited. Middleton later confessed to altering the portrait, expressing regret for the resulting “confusion.”
Middleton’s photo gaffe led to outlets scrutinizing past royal photos. Additional royal photos were recently labeled “digitally enhanced.” Getty Images raised concerns about the royal family portrait from Prince Archie’s christening in July 2019.
The image includes Prince Harry, Meghan Markle’s child, Prince William, and Kate Middleton. Getty described the Windsor Castle portrait as “digitally enhanced” without detailing the method, despite no apparent signs of manipulation in the image.
In another instance, Getty identified a 2023 image featuring Queen Elizabeth II with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren as “digitally enhanced at source.”
The photo, attributed to Middleton, was released by Buckingham Palace on April 21, 2023. It was posted in honor of what would have been the queen’s 97th birthday.