"Leave Kate alone": British tabloids protect Kate Middleton. The Sun blames "social media trolls, stupid conspiracy theorists and incessant media critics" for the palace imbroglio.

The Daily Mail cites Elliot Higgins, founder of Bellingcat, to debunk theories that the future queen used her sister Pippa, as a double, when she was photographed, days ago, with her mother at the wheel of a vehicle. "We are in danger of harassing a lady who is trying to recover from a very serious operation," warned Jennie Bond, a veteran observer of the monarchy.