Union flags in the UK flying at half mast? Know the real story amid the social media rumours

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King Charles III. Social media was also rife with claims about Kate Middleton as she had undergone surgery recently and conspiracy theorists claim that the public is being kept in the dark about a death or mishap in the Royal Family.
Kate Middleton is the Princess of Wales, married to the Prince of Wales, William, the heir apparent to the Royal throne. Aged 42, Kate grew up in Bucklebury, Berkshire, and married William in a grand Royal wedding. She underwent surgery for an 'abdominal surgery', based on an update from Kensington Palace officials.

However, palace officials did not specify details about the surgery, and post this announcement, Kate has not been seen in public for a fairly long time. Whenever members of the Royal Family are away from the public eye, it captures media attention quite effectively, and social media claims regarding the Union flags flying at half mast simply fuel the fire.

Union flags at half-mast: What we know so far

There has been no announcement by the Royal Family yet regarding any such information regarding the reasons why any Union flag is flying at half-mast in the UK.

However, social media was rife with such information about the flags flying at half-mast, some users promptly posted pictures of Buckingham Palace 'not flying' at half-mast. Many claimed that the images and video circulating on social media about the 'half-mast' episode were from 2022, when Queen Elizabeth III died on September 8 that year, as per a report