As a fellow Royal follower, and having worked in PR, I have felt all the feels this month around Kate’s mysterious photo release, the internet’s bullying and conspiracies, and then her announcement. I deeply feel for her, and I also agree the Palace screwed by releasing that photo because it was a half truth which is how so many PR teams operate. I hold a lot of questions around what does privacy look like for public figures in a media world that has perpetuated half truths, and what role does the public play in this? I think it starts by refusing to support media and online content creators who speculate for profit.
There’s a lot here to be explored I think — about putting our lives out there for public consumption.
As a fellow Royal follower, and having worked in PR, I have felt all the feels this month around Kate’s mysterious photo release, the internet’s bullying and conspiracies, and then her announcement. I deeply feel for her, and I also agree the Palace screwed by releasing that photo because it was a half truth which is how so many PR teams operate. I hold a lot of questions around what does privacy look like for public figures in a media world that has perpetuated half truths, and what role does the public play in this? I think it starts by refusing to support media and online content creators who speculate for profit.