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So where did they go?
And so, amid the rumors, Roses public profile has continued to rise.
Then there are the endless Who Is Rose Hanbury?
20045:Rose is regularly mentioned in U.K. society columns and mediacoverageof high-profile parties and events.
politics blog in 2006in a post that states it was taken in 2004.)
Why shouldnt they marry?
Hes a nice guy and wants a wife, he is quoted as saying.
Plus, she likes him, and not just because he is a marquess.
(The paperssociety gossip columnreports Rose is delighted that she has succeeded where so many women have failed.)
David and Rose marry in a small civil ceremony at Chelsea Town Hall onJune 24.
One week later, onOctober 14, Kay reports that Rose gave birth to twin boys on October 12.
The family takes up residence in Houghton Hall, the Cholmondeley estate in Norfolk.
It pays to be chubby for Cholmondeley.
May 2013:Tatlerpublishes a list of the best society breasts, in which Rose is included.
Her breasts are dubbed stately.
Because that area of the U.K. is known for its fertile vegetable-growing fields.
And toff is a somewhat insulting British slang word for a rich, upper-class person.
I am not someone who likes to be held down by conventions, she says.
Theyre rural Norfolk neighbours whove got SO much in common.
But, sorry Kate, the superglam Marchioness of Cholmondeley lives in even grander style.
Rose is seated next to Prince Harry.
TheMirroridentifies her as Catherines glamorous friend and pal, whileHello!magazinedescribes her as a close friend.
This story has since been deleted.
(The piece notes that Kensington Palace declined to comment.)
They should be really close but things are tense between them, a source tells theSun.
The reported row must indeed have been serious.
Both stories have since been deleted.
Mr Hanbury then intervened, saying: Got no comment.
There is no comment.
I am told the rumours of a falling out between these two attractive young women are false.
Considering legal action …?
Over gossip that the two women are fighting …?
Both reporters point out the strange way the friendship breakup is being covered by the U.K. media.
The secondExpressstory andEvening Standardstory have since been deleted.
March 2627, 2019:Gossip websitesLainey GossipandCelebitchypublish pieces speculating that the British media coverage isactuallyhinting at an affair.
Its a pretty small list!
March 28, 2019:Tatlerrepublishes imagesof Rose modeling for the magazine that were taken in 2003.
Shes an excellent shot.
I do not know these things, she writes.
That image is galaxies apart from the carefully honed construct of bland perfection we have been fed for years.
Heres the thing: theExpressstory is built from quotes from aneditorial Elser wrote for news.com.au.Thatpiece is still online.
TheExpressstory has since been deleted.
That knowledge is described as the future queens worst nightmare.
According to themagazine, when Catherine first confronted her husband about the rumors, he laughed it off.
The updated version of the story can be foundhere.
TheDaily Mailstory andSunstories have since been deleted.
All three stories have since been deleted.
June 15, 2019:Mail on Sundaypublishes aninterestingstory with new gossipy details about the Cholmondeleys.
The paper reports that Roses husband David is in Paris with his close friend Francois-Marie Banier.
TheSunand theExpresseach publish stories referencing the alleged tension between Kate and Rose.
The editedExpressstory can be foundhere.
TheSunstory has since been deleted.
Both pieces describe Rose as Prince William and Catherines friend.
TheSunstory has since been deleted.
January 6, 2020:MailOnline publishes a story about Catherine and Rose being seen together at church.
The piece is first titled Is Rose Hanbury back in the royal fold?
The storys text also undergoes someseriouschanges.
The marchioness is labeled an old friend and a regular among royal circles, and Kays excerpt is gone.
Its alsoextremelyjuicy and full of quotes from seemingly well-connected unnamed sources.
The profile contains only one sentence about Rose, but its a good one.
Two days after the profile goes live, Kensington Palace issues arare statementattacking the magazine.
The sentence about Roses closeness to Prince William was one of many cut.
The hashtag quickly starts trending on Twitter and TikTok, along with #princewilliamaffair.
April 12, 2023:In aDaily Beast piece, What Feud?
A friend of the family tells Sykes, There has never been any enmity between Kate and Rose.
The rumors were all a load of rubbish.
The family are ancient allies of the Crown and they will be there.
The piece also refers to the whispers of an alleged affair as baseless rumors.
This very important footwear news is also reported by theExpress.
Olivers ceremonial position in the coronation leadssomeonsocial mediatospeculatethathemight be the child in question.
(The fact that Oliver is a twin seems to have slipped the minds of many.)
May 12, 2023:TheFinancial Timespublishes a photo-ladenprofileof the Cholmondeleys palatial, historic home, Houghton Hall.
Although the couple are both quoted in the piece, most of the included remarks are from the marquess.
They reportedly left a 700 tip and brought their own large bottle of rose.
The rest of the story relates the future kings reaction to the rumors, as told inEndgame.
Hours after publication, her name is quietly removed from the story.
By March 19, the paper had also removed the embedded video of Colberts monologue from the piece.
There are no editorial notes or changes in the time of publication to indicate that the post was updated.
March 1316, 2024:Colberts joke opens the proverbial floodgates.
Her legal team tellsBusiness Insider, The rumours are completely false.
People accuse Davids family of looting the pieces during a turbulent time in Chinas history.
After 12 days of online debate and widespread press coverage, Houghton Hall releases astatementdefending the Cholmondeleys.
The items were not looted but mostly made for export to Europe.
This is true of most European and American collections.
An art exhibition called Time Horizon will be staged at Houghton Hall from April to October.
Severalpeoplenotethat the hat Rose wears to the service was worn by Catherine at a previous royal event.
