i’ve been following these threads on and off and holding off on voicing my own opinions, so it might be controversial to dip my toe in now and say that i don’t really feel bad for speculating about the pr weirdness the palace were putting out. catherine did throw meg to the same dogs after all, making a deal with the devil in doing so. it is sad she has cancer (but you never know at this point) because that actually sucks, but it’s unfortunately relatable for many people. kp could have angled this in a totally different manner, and botched it, allowing all and sundry to rake over all the open secrets and make their own connections. i could write a dissertation on my own pet theory of what might have been going on, but i can’t be bothered, lol. but really it’s all a taxpayer funded soap opera to me. if they want privacy as colonial hangovers, they can just step down and bugger off. and that’s coming from someone who loves to study royal history!