Kate and William to take legal action against magazine for “cruel and disgusting” story
Kate Middleton and Prince William are taking legal action against UK magazine, Tatler, for publishing a “cruel, sexist and woman-shaming” about the Duchess.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have legal letters to the magazine demanding its profile of Kate be removed from the internet, the Mail on Sunday newspaper claims.
As of Sunday, however, the story which was headlined Catherine The Great, remained online.
While the article does initially appear as flattering, Kensington Palace issued a rare statement bashing the publication for its “inaccuracies and false representations.”
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It is widely reported the royal family felt particularly enraged by the suggestion that Duchess Catherine was feeling exhausted and trapped by an increased workload after Prince Harry and Meghan Markle withdrew from being senior members for The Firm.
They were also infuriated at the “disgusting” line about her being “perilously thin.”
The story compared the Duchess’ figure to eating disorders Princess Diana suffered from.
“That is such an extremely cruel and wounding barb,” a royal source told the UK paper.
“It’s sexist and woman-shaming at its very worst.”
The source says that the William and Kate were only taking legal action because the article was “full of lies.”
“It’s ironic that the Royals’ favourite magazine is being trashed by them,” the source noted.
“Tatler may think it’s immune from action as it’s read by the Royals and on every coffee table in every smart home, but it makes no difference.”
Tatler’s Editor-in-Chief, Richard Dennen says he “stands behind the reporting” although Kensington Palace slammed the UK magazine for its “inaccuracies”.