Speculation itself, notjust online, but across newspapers and broadcast media, too. It was back at the top of bbc ones headlines throughout the following day. Last night, the first of five News Agencies issued dramatically worded kill notices withdrawing the photo due to what the agency said were inconsistencies in the image. Then this morning, a social media post from the princess of wales herself, where she admitted altering the image. She said. Since Kensington Palace announced in january that the princess had undergone Abdominal Surgery providing no further details and asking for privacy theres been a growing tide of online rumours and Conspiracy Theories about her. But did the bbc this week abide by that request for privacy, or did it fuel the fire of those rumours . Hundreds of people sent us their views on this, including julie northeast, who wrote. And john stokes asked. Well, another viewer who got in touch with us this week was david force, and he joins us now down the line.
Shes urged the west not to recognise what will be putins fifth term as president. Our russia editor, steve rosenberg, is in moscow with more. Russias democracy is the best in the world, the kremlin says. And at Polling Station 38 in moscow, we found a choice of candidates and plenty of voters. Democracy in action, right . Not quite. Realistically, only one man can win this. Vladimir putin the man whos been on russias political stage for the last quarter of a century. Vladimir putin faces no serious challenger. His fiercest rivals are in exile or in prison. Not that this woman, whose son is fighting in ukraine, wants any change at the top. Of course i voted for putin, she says. I trust him. But not everyone who came out today was actually voting. This, one of a string of attacks on Polling Stations across russia. They are unprecedented. After chaotic scenes here. An arsonist is detained. And green ink poured into a ballot box. The authorities called the attackers scum. Some voters were