The barrister did not accuse Mrs Middleton of fraud but said one expert had noted a tendency in Mrs Middleton to 'catastrophise and to play up her symptoms', although the doctor did not find it dishonest. Mr Todd told the judge: 'I can't say until the experts have seen it that it's a fraud case. 'It may be she honestly believes as part of her FND condition that she is paraplegic, when at times she plainly isn't.' 'The performance grading was not a trigger for the first hemiplegic episode in any event.' After a day in court, Judge Moloney granted permission for Carnival Plc to include the surveillance footage in the evidence for the trial.

Source: Daily Mail January 20, 2026 16:55 UTC