Now is not the time for any of them to want to consider damage limitation strategies – neither the Prince and Princess of Wales nor the team around them.

It is imperative that the princess has a space to get better after her death Undergoing abdominal surgery in hospital in January.

But this is a story where they knew they were caught, leaving us with an extraordinary situation: Kate raises her hands And admits she made a mistake.

It’s hard to criticize her apparent honesty, but it’s surprising that members of her team haven’t publicly taken some responsibility.

It’s really embarrassing and extraordinary to see them get sucked into a fake media debate.

The much-loved and widely respected couple They looked frankly bored when they were photographed In the car leaving Windsor Castle yesterday.

But can it be popular? William and Kate Help them get through this?

The newspaper headlines were indeed milder than I expected.

The Sun even claimed to have “sacked Kate”, while others directly reported that she had apologized.

It’s not that their reporters aren’t demanding more information about the photo like the rest of us.

But Kate sells newspapers, and in considerable quantities.

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They can’t wait to see her return to public office and don’t want any criticism to get in the way of their access to her photos.

Obviously we don’t know when she’ll be back for the event, so now it’s up to William to publicly face the consequences.

We know he wants to focus on family and work, and he won’t be forced to give more because of social media.

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However, this isn’t just a gangster conspiracy theory.

When there are issues of trust and transparency, they must be taken seriously.

Of course, some will think there’s something wrong with the fact that these changes may be minor.

But it will mean that any photos they release now will be subject to more attention and scrutiny – not just the excitement that usually comes with every newly released photo from Kensington Palace.