Avoiding Angering Him
Another theory that the netizens came up with was that the press tried to refrain from reporting about it because they did not want the future monarch to get furious; since getting on the wrong side of the king is not a good idea. Aside from the suspiciousness of the people as to why the press was not posting about it, people were also curious about what the Queen has to say about it.
A New Title
When the rumors about the affair got out, Queen Elizabeth gave Kate a new title during Kate and William’s eighth wedding anniversary celebration. The queen granted Kate the Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order. Netizens thought that the gesture meant that the queen did not want anything to do with the rumor and did not care about it.