I genuinely believed that Prince William would cancel his appearance at today’s Commonwealth service at Westminster Abbey, but he did not. He turned up, having blamed his wife on his and his office’s photo-editing clownery, and he put in an appearance beside Queen Camilla, the side chick. Camilla once again looked like the cat who got the cream – she’s never happier than when her stepson is up to his neck in melodrama, lies and obfuscation. And right now, William is a huge part of one of the weirdest royal soap operas most of us have ever witnessed. I guess he didn’t feel like he could cancel today – not after he canceled his appearance at his godfather’s memorial service two weeks ago, which was the beginning of the current global drama.

We’ll have more coverage tomorrow, it’s been a really long 24-hours, with all of this and the Oscars on top of it. I just wanted people to see that William showed up. This is actually his first time making an appearance with his extended family since Christmas Day at Sandringham.

Meanwhile, as William left his “home” in Windsor, his staff set up a photo of William and “Kate” in the car together, and the Daily Mail was dutifully informed that William was dropping Kate off at a “private appointment.” They couldn’t even convince “Kate” to turn her face towards the camera she knew was there. Which just adds yet another conspiracy onto the pile.

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