Prince William’s response to the Kate Middleton conspiracy theories has been revealed

As we all know, the official line is that Princess Catherine is recovering from “planned abdominal surgery,” which was undertaken in January, but the uncharacteristic silence from the future queen has provides evidence she’s had a stroke.

Kate’s husband Prince William has been dragged into the conspiracies too, with some of the darkest involving the man next in line for the British throne. But what is the Prince of Wales’ response to the whole thing?

The Palace has broken its silence on all those Kate Middleton disappearance theories

By the sounds of it, Prince William is not exactly putting much stock in what people are discussing online as he’s either oblivious to many of the conspiracy theories surrounding himself and his wife or simply doesn’t care about them. In a rare official comment from the palace during this period, William’s perspective on the Kate Middleton conspiracy theories has been revealed.

“His focus is on his work and not on social media,” was the curt response provided to PEOPLE by a royal spokesperson, in regards to the prince’s current priorities.

The “work” mentioned in the statement refers to William’s continued commitment to making public appearances and carrying on his regular royal duties during his wife’s recuperation. Prince William has also been seen taking his children, George, Charlotte, and Louis, to school in their home county of Berkshire. William also recently visited a Welsh school to mark St. David’s Day on March 1, where he accepted gifts for Kate from the students.

Basically, people can speculate all they like about William and Kate, and even ruminate on what might happen if he was charged with a serious crime, but the prince isn’t about to open an X and start firing back.