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Facebook bans Kate Middleton ‘imposter’

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By The Drum Team, Editorial

January 25, 2011 | 2 min read

A 29 year old woman going by the name Kate Middleton, has had her Facebook account suspended after being falsely accused of being an imposter.

The namesake of Prince William’s bride to be was excluded from the social networking site after administrators grew suspicious of a run of apparent coincidences, including the naming of her employer -St Andrews Healthcare and her address - Kingsway.

Adding fuel to the fire of suspicion was her boyfriend’s name, Jonathan Ross (again, no relation).

Suspecting foul play Facebook canceled the account last week, despite having no direct contact with the user to corroborate their independence.

This saw Middleton excluded from accessing any of her contacts and photographs.

Admitting their “mistake” a Facebook spokesperson insisted the firm would “work quickly to resolve the issue”, adding. “We review thousands of pieces of content every day… of course we make an occasional mistake. This is an example.”

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