Netizens mock British media claims of China propaganda link to Kate Middleton rumours

On Monday, British news outlets cited sources in the British government to report ‘hostile states’ were fuelling misinformation about the princess. Chinese think tank commentator says he can’t imagine Beijing having ‘interest in the private affairs of the Princess of Wales. Unless, I am shown some evidence’. — SCMP

Suggestions by British media outlets that propaganda machines in China, Russia and Iran were peddling online rumours, speculation and conspiracy theories about Kate Middleton to “destabilise” British society have been met with disbelief and mockery on social media.

Commenters have also questioned whether recent issues surrounding Catherine, the Princess of Wales, and her well-being were a distraction from other problems facing Britons today.