Wildest Conspiracy Theories About Prince William Kate Middleton

Ever since Prince William and Kate Middleton got together in the early 2000s, people have wanted to know anything and everything about their relationship, and that need only grew after they got married in 2011. However, sometimes people’s curiosity can turn into a damaging conspiracy theory, or something that catches wind and becomes kind of a problem for people. Not even royalty is exempt from the conspiracy theory mill.

If you need a refresher about their relationship, we got you. They met back in 2001 at St. Andrews University, and struck a friendship. In 2002, they moved in together with some of their friends, and in that same year, they started dating.

While they split up in 2007, they got back together quickly after the fact. In 2010, William proposed to Kate, and they married in an iconic ceremony held on April 29, 2011. Since then, they’ve welcomed three children, and seem more in love than ever.

Despite being royalty, William and Kate Keep their personal relationship quite private from the public eye, and thus many rumors get spurred on throughout the internet. Many claim that they’re unhappy together, that they fight all the time, and some have even gone as far as to claim that William had an affair with Kate’s BFF Rose Hanbury.

But, these are merely rumors, and some rumors that turned into conspiracy theories. And conspiracy theories can be fun from time to time, that’s kind of all they are: theories. Today, we are going to go down the rabbit hole of conspiracy theories that have circled William and Kate’s relationship. They are theories and nothing more, they are not factual.

That being said, please know all of these are rumors. They are all allegations made by authors, sources, and social media users and are to be taken with a grain of salt. But these rumors are pretty out there. From faking deaths to possible alien rumors, these are some of the most bizarre (and rather troubling) rumors about William and Kate’s long marriage.

Below, see the strangest rumors about them and their marriage:

A version of this article was originally published on Jan 2024. 

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The Theory That William Allegedly Got Someone Else Pregnant

Amid all the rumors on KateGate, there’s another theory making its rounds on Twitter: the truly wacky theory that William allegedly got Rose Hanbury pregnant, and that Kate found out on Dec 2023 and has been hiding in shame since.

The Theory That William Wants the Media to Turn on Kate Like They Did With His Mom Princess Diana

Many also believe that William is secretly pulling strings to make Kate seem mentally unstable, like how the media did to portray Princess Diana during her divorce from King Charles III.

The Theory That Kate Died During Her Absence & William Is Trying to Cover It Up

Okay, this one is by far the most wild conspiracy theory we’ve ever heard, and it’s one that makes no sense. Despite the palace shutting down conspiracy theories and repeating that Kate is in recovery until after Easter, fans think she’s… dead (even with that leaked photo of her in the driver’s seat with her mother). We have no words, to be honest.

The Theory That Kate’s Absence Has to Do With Them Divorcing

Despite the palace even saying Kate Middleton wouldn’t be going to events until after Easter to deal with her surgery, many users believe there’s something else going on. With no basis whatsoever, many believe that there are issues in William and Kate’s marriage, and that her absence has something to do with them transitioning into being single?!

The Theory That They’re Aliens

Former BBC presenter David Icke, among others, theorized that the royal family, including William and Kate are reptilian aliens. Why? Because they’re so obsessed with keeping the royal bloodline “clean,” per RD.

The Theory That Prince William Allegedly Cheated On Kate Middleton With Her BFF

For those who don’t know, Rose Hanbury and Kate Middleton were friends for years, and in 2019, the Sun published a piece saying the two had a falling out (which, according to Richard Kay, nearly left both getting legal action in response). Then, writers Giles Coren and Nicole Cliffe both claimed they knew about the alleged affair between Prince William and Hanbury in 2019, per IBTimes.

Others claimed they knew the affair, but William’s team shut down the rumors.

The Theory That William Is Still Seeing Rose Hanbury

Along with the initial affair rumors between Prince William and Rose Hanbury, conspiracies swirled that they were secretly still seeing each other in 2023. The tabloid Marca claims that waiters say William an Hanbury out enjoying dinner on Valentine’s Day, but the royal team still denied the rumors.

The Theory That They Used Surrogates

Many claimed that Kate and William secretly decided to have surrogates for their three children, and hatched a plan to cover it up. The reason behind this theory? Many said Kate looked to put together when she debuts their children for the first time, and that “there is no special maternal look in her eyes,” per RD.

The Theory That They Were Replaced by Imposters

There’s a Reddit thread that alleged the real Prince William and Catherine, Princess of Wales were murdered in 2008, and were replaced by imposters. The theory claims that’s why the two changed so much after 2008.

The Theory That They Banded Together (& Bonded) to Smear Meghan’s Name

Back in 2019, The Times made claims about how William was in contact with the British press to help smear Meghan Markle’s name. Conspiracy theorists claim Kate joined in on this, and they bonded over ripping apart Meghan in the media.

The Theory That Kate Middleton’s Mom Carol Masterminded Their Relationship

The Crown alleged that Kate’s mom, Carole Middleton, was the mastermind for Kate and William’s relationship, with her alleged intention being so her daughter could be the future Queen of England.

Per Town and Country, numerous books and theorists have claimed this to be the case, with Carole not putting forth a statement on the subject.