Kensington Palace denied reports that Kate Middleton got baby botox

On Tuesday, a plastic surgery clinic in London posted an Instagram of side-by-side photos of Kate Middleton with a caption that seemed to imply that the Duchess of Cambridge regularly gets baby botox and is a client of the place.

The post has since been deleted and although Kensington Palace doesn’t comment on speculative reports about the royals very often, a spokesperson for the Palace issued a statement denying that Kate Middleton receives these injections.

The clinic’s now-deleted post showcased side-by-side images of Middleton’s face with the caption, ‘Our Kate loves a bit of baby Botox’

In the now-deleted post, Dr. Medi Spa Clinic, a plastic surgery clinic in London, shared side-by-side images of Middleton’s face on Instagram with the caption, “Our Kate loves a bit of baby Botox.”

“Baby botox” is essentially just regular botox but with a smaller amount of injectables. It’s often used to help subtly smooth out the fine lines and wrinkles usually found on one’s forehead or around one’s mouth.

The clinic’s post seemed to imply Middleton was their regular client, though they never explicitly said so.

It appears from the original Instagram caption that the images in this now-deleted post were meant to be viewed as “before-and-after” photos: “Note the reduction of fine lines on the forehead … But also note the depression of the medial (middle part) brow but elevation of the lateral tail of the brow.”

Page Six reported the doctor who posted the images was Dr. Munir Somji.

Following the post, a spokesperson from Kensington Palace issued a statement saying this information about Middleton is ‘categorically untrue’

In a statement to the New York Post, a Kensington Palace spokesperson characterized the claims that Middleton got baby botox as being “categorically untrue.” The spokesperson also said, “In addition, the Royal Family never endorses commercial activity.”

When PageSix asked Dr. Medi Spa Clinic whether or not Middleton was a client, the company’s marketing manager Sammy Curry said they could not comment whether or not she was because they have non-disclosure agreements with the individuals they work with.

Curry also said that Somji posted Middleton’s photos to Instagram because he thought the photos of her were good comparison pictures “to show the effects of Botox and obviously baby Botox,” a process Somji does regularly.

“He just wanted to show the transformation that it can create and obviously how it can be used for subtle results and how it’s really good for anti-aging,” Curry told the publication.

This isn’t the first time this year that Kensington Palace has officially shut down speculative reports about the royal family

Although it was once a rare occurrence, Kensington Palace — which represents not only Middleton, but also other royal family members like Prince William, Meghan Markle, and Prince Harry — has been issuing public statements commenting on speculative stories more frequently in the past year.

In March, there were reports that Markle had told her friends that she had plans to raise her child in a “gender-neutral” way. Shortly after, a spokesperson from Kensington Palace issued a response, stating, “This story is totally false,” per Hello! Magazine.

And in December 2018, reports surfaced that Middleton was angry with Markle because she had supposedly treated palace staff members in a rude manner. Shortly after, a Kensington Palace spokesperson told People magazine, “This never happened.”