Queen Elizabeth is known for trying to avoid controversies as much as possible. In fact, Her Majesty’s mom, Queen Mother, first adopt the Royal Family’s mantra of "never complain, never explain" when she became a Queen Consort in 1936.
When Queen Mother passed the old saying to Queen Elizabeth, she followed the rule by heart during her reign. The Monarch made it a royal tradition and all of the members of the Royal Family are expected to obey this as well.
But it seems that the strict mantra "never complain, never explain" is a thing in the past when Prince Harry and Meghan Markle condemned four British tabloids earlier this year. Instead of maintaining their silence like they were expected to do, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex decided to speak out. Now, it may be Kate Middleton’s turn to break the royal family’s famous mantra.
Tatler magazine claimed on its ”Catherine the Great" article that Kate Middleton feels "exhausted and trapped" after Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s royal exit. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s, reportedly, left her with an increasing workload and Prince William’s wife is “furious” about it.
Kensington Palace slammed the report, stating that there is no truth to the claims. It then sent legal letters to Tatler magazine to have the ”Catherine the Great" article taken down on behalf of the Duchess of Cambridge.
"There is no truth to their claim that the Duchess feels overwhelmed with work, nor that the Duke is obsessed with Carole Middleton,” a royal source told The Mail. "It's preposterous and downright wrong."
Tatler magazine also wrote about Kate Middleton's alleged fall out with Meghan Markle, her weight, and more.
A previous report then revealed that Prince William and Kate Middleton are set to sue Tatler magazine for its "cruel, sexist, and woman-shaming" reporting. However, a spokesperson for the magazine claimed that they had been in touch with the Duchess of Cambridge’s lawyers before the ”Catherine the Great" article was published. Kensington Palace is yet to comment regarding the claims about legal action.
The legal action is not habitually done in the Royal Family. Like mentioned earlier, Queen Elizabeth would rather avoid controversies than reacting to them. But Vanity Fair royal correspondent Katie Nicholl believes that Kensington Palace’s statement was a "warning shot to the media,” noting that just because the Royal Family normally ignores this matter, they would refute if they'll find it damaging to them.
