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Kate Middleton has not disappeared. In fact, she was seen publicly for the first time in months.
The Princess of Wales, who underwent major planned abdominal surgery in January, was photographed in a car with her mother, Carole Middleton, on Monday. People magazine reported. Middleton’s last public engagement was in December and she had not been seen in public since. . . until now.
This alleged sighting of the Princess of Wales couldn’t have come at a better time. Her absence from public engagements until Easter, Prince William’s last-minute cancellation of her relative’s funeral due to “a personal matter,” her two-week hospitalization and quiet recovery in Windsor have sparked rumors and conspiracy theories. online that something worse had happened. to Middleton. Speculation ranged from Middleton being in a coma to her marriage to William imploding.
However, in a rare moment, Kensington Palace issued a statement defending Middleton’s privacy and recovery: “We were very clear from the beginning that the Princess of Wales would be away until after Easter and Kensington Palace would only provide updates when something was significant.” The spokesperson reiterated that the princess “is fine.”
While Middleton’s photo shows that the princess is still recovering, it has not done enough to calm public concern and confusion about her health. Some online have even alleged that the photos are staged and that the person in them is a double.
Last month, in a palace statement, Middleton said she hoped the public would understand her wish “for her personal health information to remain private.”