Opinion: Kate Middleton’s story is about more than Kate Middleton

The scandal is another blatant display of royal double standards.
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March 18, 2024

The coverage of Catherine, Princess of Wales, raises important questions that go well beyond the usual concerns of royal watchers, our Opinion columnist Zeynep Tufekci writes.

Two origami roses with their stems crossed, forming an X. The roses bear the faces of Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle.

Illustration by Rebecca Chew/The New York Times. Photographs by Tolga Akmen/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images; Chris Johnson/Associated Press

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