![The prolonged absence of Kate, Princess of Wales, from public life has sparked an array of rumours. Getty Images](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/ZXNKB34ZZJEBPPZEYG2L6T4XC4.jpg?smart=true&auth=a3ee9de52f861d027acb10cee320748a1a341d78eebf01c1f13a7453786f1f77&width=400&height=225)
The prolonged absence of Kate, Princess of Wales, from public life has sparked an array of rumours. Getty Images
The prolonged absence of Kate, Princess of Wales, from public life has sparked an array of rumours. Getty Images
A history of celebrity death conspiracy theories, from Kate Middleton to Paul McCartney
Tom Cruise’s deadly plumbing accident, Cher’s case of mistaken identity and Tupac Shakur's body double