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the Angels — British Princess Catherine of Wales was seen in public on Monday for the first time since underwent abdominal surgery in mid-January, according to photographs published by the American media TMZ. Princess Kate, 42, whose husband Prince William is heir to the British throne, has been recovering mainly at her home in Windsor, west London, since she left hospital on January 29.
Photos published by TMZ showed Kate wearing sunglasses while driving a car. The celebrity news site said they were taken on Monday near Windsor Castle.
CBS News, like most UK media outlets, from tabloids such as the Daily Mail and The Sun to national broadcaster BBC and other television networks, does not publish the clandestinely taken photographs.
“We will not be executing them out of respect for his privacy while he recovers from his operation in the timeframe we were given,” ITV News royal editor Chris Ship said in a social media post.
The sighting comes as social media has been ablaze with conspiracy theories about the famous, hard-working princess’s absence from the spotlight. Speculation increased last week when Prince William withdrew from a public appearance at a memorial service for his late godfather, vaguely citing a “personal matter.”
The palace said the Prince of Wales’s absence was not related to his father. King Charles III’s ongoing cancer treatmentsbut he did not clearly separate his decision from Kate’s ongoing recovery, although he said she continued to recover well.
Kensington Palace said clearly shortly after her surgery that Kate was “unlikely to return to public duties until after Easter.” She also said her surgery was not related to cancer.
Meanwhile, on Monday there was news from Britain’s Ministry of Defense about Kate’s expected first public appearance since her surgery. Britain’s PA news agency said Kate would attend the annual Trooping the Color ceremony in central London on June 8. The royal family has not announced any future public events for Kate since she was admitted to the hospital.
Kate’s hospitalization came almost simultaneously with the announcement that the king had been admitted for surgery for a benign prostate condition and had subsequently been diagnosed with an unrelated cancer.
King Charles, 75, also withdrew from public duties during his treatment, although he attended religious services and held his weekly audience with the prime minister.