{"id":10240,"date":"2024-03-20T19:05:53","date_gmt":"2024-03-20T19:05:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/used82.com\/?p=10240"},"modified":"2024-03-20T19:05:53","modified_gmt":"2024-03-20T19:05:53","slug":"man-who-filmed-prince-william-and-kate-middleton-at-farm-shop-speaks-out-for-the-first-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/used82.com\/?p=10240","title":{"rendered":"Man who filmed Prince William and Kate Middleton at farm shop speaks out for the first time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The man who caught\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.newsner.com\/tag\/kate-middleton\">Kate Middleton<\/a>\u00a0walking with her husband\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.newsner.com\/tag\/prince-william\/\">Prince William<\/a>\u00a0on camera for the first time since undergoing abdominal surgery in January is speaking out.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nelson Silva, 40, was at the Windsor Farm Shop Saturday afternoon when he spotted the royal couple near the bread section. It wasn\u2019t until the woman turned her head that Silva realized he \u201cknew\u201d her.<\/p>\n<p>He ended up standing behind the couple while in the meat section and witnessed them interacting with the staff.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI couldn\u2019t 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,\u201d he told\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/royals\/26797757\/man-filmed-princess-kate-prince-william-windsor-shop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">The Sun<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEveryone in there was very excited. It was a really nice atmosphere.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Silva, who claimed he had no idea \u201cKate was so much in the news\u201d, then went outside to take a short video for his family in Portugal.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1769819450990322114&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fen.newsner.com%2Fnews%2Fman-who-filmed-prince-william-and-kate-middleton-at-farm-shop-speaks-out-for-the-first-time%2F&amp;sessionId=f5265b6ec1cd3c5a1312f3569ab6dcd6712ca0e4&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1769819450990322114\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI started to record as they [Kate and William] walked towards the car park. They just looked very happy and relaxed together,\u201d he said. \u201cWilliam was obviously protective of Kate and I quickly stopped recording because I didn\u2019t want to make them uncomfortable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After sharing the clip with his family over WhatsApp, family members couldn\u2019t believe what they saw.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey were like, \u2018Oh god, she\u2019s alive! She hasn\u2019t been seen since last year\u2019. I\u2019m not really into gossip and celebrities, I like to go fishing and to my allotment.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-114392 lazyautosizes lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/11\/05192114\/katemiddleton3.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, 664px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/11\/05192114\/katemiddleton3.jpg 1861w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/11\/05192114\/katemiddleton3-768x997.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/11\/05192114\/katemiddleton3-1183x1536.jpg 1183w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/11\/05192114\/katemiddleton3-1578x2048.jpg 1578w\" alt=\"Kate Middleton\" width=\"1861\" height=\"2416\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/11\/05192114\/katemiddleton3.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/11\/05192114\/katemiddleton3.jpg 1861w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/11\/05192114\/katemiddleton3-768x997.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/11\/05192114\/katemiddleton3-1183x1536.jpg 1183w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/11\/05192114\/katemiddleton3-1578x2048.jpg 1578w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-eio-rwidth=\"1861\" data-eio-rheight=\"2416\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Max Mumby\/Indigo\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It was only after his family members and a colleague brought it up that Silva realized his video could debunk the rumors and conspiracy theories that have been surrounding Middleton for the past several weeks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel for Kate, after I saw her, it really hit me that, look, these are just two human beings,\u201d he said. \u201cThis is a mother who has had an operation and people should not be speaking about her in this manner.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe people saying nasty things and jumping on the bandwagon, I think they just want to get likes. It is very sad. I\u2019ve had operations and know what the recovery is like.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKate just wanted to take a walk with her husband. She looks well. I\u2019d say, \u2018Draw a line under it now\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-117092 lazyautosizes lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/01\/05191419\/princewilliamkate1-scaled.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, 664px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/01\/05191419\/princewilliamkate1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/01\/05191419\/princewilliamkate1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/01\/05191419\/princewilliamkate1-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/01\/05191419\/princewilliamkate1-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" alt=\"Prince William, Kate Middleton\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1708\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/01\/05191419\/princewilliamkate1-scaled.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/01\/05191419\/princewilliamkate1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/01\/05191419\/princewilliamkate1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/01\/05191419\/princewilliamkate1-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/01\/05191419\/princewilliamkate1-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-eio-rwidth=\"2560\" data-eio-rheight=\"1708\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Christopher Furlong\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Middleton\u2019s last public engagement was Christmas Day, just a few short weeks before planned abdominal surgery. At the time Kensington Palace said she wouldn\u2019t return to public duty until Easter.<\/p>\n<p>Rumors about her health and whereabouts quickly began to swirl, even after photos of Middleton surfaced, including a Mother\u2019s Day photo.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Is it time to put the rumors to rest and leave Kate alone? 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