Kate Middleton’s Fingers are the Most Controversial Thing on the Internet Right Now

Today in front page royal news: Kate Middleton’s finger length is under fire.

Last week, the Daily Mail drew widespread attention to a photograph of the Duchess of Cambridge holding a clutch. “It was Kate’s hands—and not her elegant cream ensemble—that generated the most attention on Tuesday,” the British tabloid wrote of royal’s recent appearance at a primary school in Oxford, UK. “Photographs taken of the pregnant mother-of-two indicate that, unusually, the central three fingers of her hands are almost the same length. Most people’s middle fingers are noticeably longer than their index or fourth fingers.”

What does this mean?! As the future queen of England, will she be forced to abdicate her right to the throne?! According to the Daily Mail — who not only printed the story on their front page but featured a TWO PAGE SPREAD detailing the controversy — “people with relatively long index fingers have also been found to be more likely to suffer from schizophrenia, allergies, eczema and hay fever.” They cite scientists at the Institute of Cancer Research and everything! Very legit stuff.

But the Internet, sadly, isn’t buying into it.

The Internet is so smart sometimes! Because it turns out Kate Middleton’s fingers aren’t so funny after all. Here’s another photograph from last week’s conspiracy starting photo op.

And a close up, just for confirmation.

RIP #FingerGate. You weren’t real news, but you added a whole lot of light hearted laughter to my Monday morning.

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