Amanda Platell stunned readers when she published a groveling apology to Kate Middleton. Only days earlier, she mocked William and Kate as the “Prince and Princess of Boring” and praised Prince Harry’s energy during his four-day UK visit. In her follow-up piece, Platell claimed she was “choking on her words” and presented Kate as the crown’s “shining jewel.”
The sudden shift did not go unnoticed. Platell’s descriptions of Kate’s supposed workload — “hours planning outfits” and “trips to the hairdresser to finesse a tiara” — read more like satire than journalism. Platell’s sudden U-turn reads less like heartfelt remorse and more like palace-enforced damage control. To us, this was not an apology—it was royal bootlicking dressed up as regret, the kind of capitulation that happens only after an incandescent phone call from Kensington Palace.
Platell Has Apologized to Kate Before
This was not the first time Platell reversed herself. In 2011, she admitted William’s staff confronted her after she repeatedly called Kate “Waity Katy” and William’s “idle girlfriend.” Platell then published a lengthy mea culpa, declaring she had misjudged Kate and now saw her as a role model.
That cycle has repeated in 2025. Criticism of Kate triggered backlash, followed by a cloying apology that reframed the princess as indispensable. The pattern suggests less a change of heart and more a journalist falling in line with palace expectations. Liz Jones and others in the royal press pack have played similar roles, alternately needling and then defending the Waleses.
The Palace Press Pact in Plain Sight
Platell’s apology highlights the unspoken pact between the palace and the tabloids. Journalists can attack Meghan Sussex and Prince Harry without fear, yet criticism of William and Kate brings consequences. Platell told the truth once, describing the Waleses as dull and absent. Days later, she walked it back in spectacular fashion.
The episode illustrates the imbalance in royal coverage. The Waleses receive protection while Meghan endures endless negative stories. When columnists stray, they are nudged back into line. The result is not honest reporting but narrative management designed to shield the future king and queen.
The Bigger Picture
Platell’s grovel is not about one columnist’s credibility—she squandered that long ago. It reflects a press culture that bends to royal power rather than scrutinizing it. The British public is left with stories that flatter instead of inform. The dysfunction, laziness, and contradictions within the monarchy remain unexamined.
Amanda Platell did not fall on her sword for Kate. She bent the knee to the palace machine, proving once again that in Britain the crown still dictates the headlines.
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