Prince William and Kate Middleton visit Scotland on November 02, 2023.Photo:Jane Barlow - WPA Pool/Getty
Jane Barlow - WPA Pool/Getty
The man behind the camera ofKate Middleton’sfirst public outing caught on videofollowing herabdominal surgeryis speaking out.
On Tuesday, Nelson Silva spoke toThe Sunabout the skepticism surrounding Princess Kate’svisit to the Windsor Farm ShopwithPrince Williamon Saturday. The outlet credited him for filming the clip, which went wide online afterTMZpublished it on Monday with co-credit toThe Sun, which was the first to report news of Kate’s post-procedure outing.
“This is a video clearly showing her and William. I saw them with my own eyes. It was a completely relaxed situation,” Silva toldThe Sun, adding that the conspiracy theorists who don’t believe it’s Princess Kate in the video are “delusional.”
According to the outlet, the engineer lives in the area with his family and was shopping for steak when he spotted the Prince and Princess of Wales, who looked “relaxed and happy.”
Prince William and Kate Middleton visit Outfit Moray in Moray, Scotland on November 2, 2023.Jane Barlow - WPA Pool/Getty Images
Jane Barlow - WPA Pool/Getty Images
“I had about 40 minutes to kill and decided to get some produce. I went into the shop and at first I noticed their figures, they were standing near the bread,” he explained. The local dad said he wound up behind the royals in the meat section, where the couple chatted with the staff.
“I couldn’t hear what they were saying, but the staff seemed overwhelmed in a nice way. When I went to pay for my produce, the girl at the counter was so shocked she was hardly breathing,” Silva toldThe Sun. He added that there was a “really nice atmosphere” to Prince William and Princess Kate’s visit, and as he made his way to the car, he decided to start filming a video to show his family in Portugal.
“I started to record as they walked towards the car park. They just looked very happy and relaxed together. William was obviously protective of Kate, and I quickly stopped recording because I didn’t want to make them uncomfortable,” Silva said.
Silva described filming William and Kate’s off-duty moment, where they wore casual clothes and carried shopping bags, as out of his comfort zone. He added that the clip was originally only intended to be for his family.
“But I realized that this video of two people happy and shopping could help make all these rumors fall flat,” Silva said.
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The video of Prince William, 41, and Princess Kate, 42, walking through a parking lot at the Windsor Farm Shop has been viewed over 29 million times onXsince TMZ shared it on Monday. However, conspiracy theories about the clip circulated online.
He added, “What more do you need to lay off her? I thought after this was released they’d go quiet.”
Kate Middletonchats with well-wishers after attending the royal family’s traditional Christmas Day service at St Mary Magdalene Church in Sandringham on December 25, 2023.ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP via Getty
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PEOPLE understands that Princess Kate was heading to a private appointment while Prince William joined fellow members of the royal family for the annualCommonwealth Day Service of Celebrationat Westminster Abbey.
source: people.com
