无异于:is tantamount to
is blatantly false:大错特错了
those making this case:拿这说事的人
(is practical rather than)ideological:空谈
Kate in the flesh: Kate王妃真人
let slip:无意中泄露
She once explained away(a swollen lip by saying):搪塞过去了
She swore them to secrecy:她让他们发誓保密
I fell apart:我(伤心得)崩溃了
泡吧:clubbing
油肚:pot belly
他改口道:He backtracked