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[theroyalweekly]

New appointments from the King; Princess of Wales is made Royal Companion of the Order of Companions of Honour; William is Great Master of the Order of the Bath & Camilla Grand Master of OBE. Plus Duchess of Glos and Lord Loyd-Webber join the Garter. -- Emily Andrews

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[sussex-newswire]

I am not particularly interested in the Catherine photoshop saga, but this is actually a meaty interview, mostly for Ellie Hall's insight into how the royal rota operates:

"Royal press offices rarely go on the record. As former Guardian editor-in-chief Alan Rusbridger noted in this great column that I reference all the time in my work, it’s 'unusually difficult' to judge the reliability of royal reporting because 'it is a world almost devoid of open or named sources.' You almost never see stories with direct attributions to royal spokespersons, which is one of the big reasons why this 'Kate Middleton is missing' saga is so interesting. A Palace spokesperson has gone on the record three times — first in response to a Spanish media report that Kate was in a coma, then in response to the widespread social media speculation about her status, and then once again in response to William’s reaction to the social media speculation.

"Instead of going on the record, royal press offices will give briefings and in some situations provide information to a core group of royal reporters — with the caveat that these reporters won’t say that the information came from an official spokesperson. Phrases like 'this reporter understands' or 'this news outlet can confirm' are very common in stories about the royal family. If you follow royal reporters on Twitter, you can always tell when one of these memos is sent, because within minutes of each other, reporters will tweet a similarly worded update or clarification. We saw this happen last week when news of [British financier and husband of royal family member Lady Gabriella] Thomas Kingston’s death was made public. Later that day, royal reporters started tweeting within minutes of each other that William’s absence from the memorial service was not related to the tragedy. (The fact that Kensington Palace wanted this information to get out has, of course, been deemed highly significant by some conspiracy theorists.)

"The only method of contacting the press office that is given on the official website is a phone number that connects you to a royal family switchboard. Emailed requests for comment sent to each office’s primary email address don’t always receive responses. Even if you’ve been vetted by the Palace and added to the official press release listserv, sometimes statements will only be sent to certain news outlets — something that leaves a lot of reporters scrambling to get caught up during breaking news situations. I had an interesting back-and-forth with someone in a royal communications office on one of those days. Royal journalists in the U.K. were reporting something important, citing an official statement that hadn’t been posted online or sent out as a press release. I reached out to the royal press office for confirmation and received a response asking why I was contacting them when all of these other outlets had already reported the news. Thus I found myself writing an email explaining that journalists are supposed to independently fact-check information they don’t receive firsthand, which was a weird experience.

"The big question about the saga of Kate’s 'disappearance' and every royal controversy is how much control the palace press offices have over the media...One of Harry and Meghan’s biggest issues with the royal rota system was the fact that the group includes tabloids."

[royal-mood]

Different dresses. But what for…

[theduchessbee]

The dress Catherine wore today reminds me of the cream Catherine Walker she debuted in Canada, one of my favourite coat dresses.

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250 favoritos!

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all pictures from Instastories thewales_family - September 2022

Wonderful Prince and Princess of Wales. She is so elegant and genuine, naturally beautiful. He's handsome and they make a great couple. Her Majesty is looking down at them, so proud!

It is lovely to see William and Catherine, The Prince & Princess of Wales, visiting Sandringham, always showing how much they care... The next few weeks should be about the Queen RIP and the celebration of her life. ...NOT the Harry and his actress wife show that  gained more and more momentum... This cannot be allowed to succeed.... Nothing should have overshadowed that celebration.... RIP Your Majesty....

[jordeiff]

King Charles and his family arrive for Coronation rehearsals at Westminster Abbey. All the pictures here! 👇 -- Rebecca English

[tmblrfuckingsucksass]

Kate Middleton at the Royal World Premiere of SPECTRE

October 26, 2015 - London, UK

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[dopescissorscashwagon]

Prince & Princess of Wales

[theroyalweekly]

Happy 6th Birthday, Prince Louis! 🎂

Thank you for all the kind wishes today.

📸 The Princess of Wales -- The Prince and Princess of Wales

[theroyalweekly]

A spokesperson from Buckingham Palace has said King Charles is "so proud of Catherine for her courage in speaking as she did". 

The King has "remained in the closest contact with his beloved daughter-in-law throughout the past weeks." ❤️ -- Belle

[theroyalweekly]

Thank you for your kind wishes and continued support over the last two months.

Wishing everyone a Happy Mother's Day. C

📸 The Prince of Wales, 2024 -- The Prince and Princess of Wales

[theroyalweekly]

2023 ✅

Thank you to everyone who has been a part of our year.

@kensingtonroyal

[theroyalweekly]

Our family Christmas card for 2023 🎄❤️

📸 Josh Shinner -- The Prince and Princess of Wales

[theroyalweekly]

Every official photo released by Kensington Palace of the Wales family in 2023!📸👑

Do you have a favourite?👇 -- Belle