Kate Middleton and Prince William will be taking legal action against Tatler, the society magazine that recently ran a story on the Duchess of Cambridge. Kensington Palace said that the article was full of "inaccuracies and false representations" thus the royal couple have lawyered up in response.
According to Daily Mail, Kate and Prince William's lawyers sent Tatler a letter demanding the article, "Catherine the Great," be removed from their website. The story, however, remains active and accessible as of press time.
The Tatler piece covered both the good and bad side of the Duchess of Cambridge, citing anonymous insider sources. It started off as a flattering ode to the growth of Kate as a future Queen and "kingmaker," who is seen as the British royal family's biggest asset.
But she and Prince William apparently objected to the statement that they feel tired, trapped and exhausted from their royal duties due to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's step back from the royal family. The story also rehashed accounts of the rumored feud between Kate and Meghan during the latter's wedding preparations.
Kate and Prince William also, reportedly, took offense over the comparison of the duchess' weight to Princess Diana, Prince William's mother. It implied an eating disorder, which the late princess suffered from her whole life.
The Daily Mail source said that the Tatler article appeared "cruel" and "sexist," which was apparently ironic because this is the royal's favorite magazine. The source insisted that the story was littered with lies.
However, Tatler's Editor-in-Chief, Richard Dennen, said that Kensington Palace was aware they were doing the story on Kate. In a statement to Entertainment Tonight, Dennen said that they asked the palace to work with them for the piece.
The article was penned by Anna Pasternak, the bestselling author of the book, The American Duchess, about Wallis Simpson, which is being developed into a movie. Pasternak is also the author of Princess in Love, detailing the affairs of Princess Diana.
Kensington Palace doesn't have any comment about the Cambridges taking legal action against Tatler. Lainey Gossip,however, points out that Dennen is a good friend of the Duchess of Cambridge thus the timing of this piece's publication, and the subsequent legal action, is circumspect.
Lainey Gossip alleges that the Tatler story was published weeks ahead of the Prince Harry and Meghan biography Finding Freedom to draw sympathies for Kate. It's highly possible that the book and the Sussexes will also have an account of the alleged feud between Kate and Meghan.
