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Catherine, Princess of Wales and Prince William, Prince of Wales with Prince Louis, Prince George and Princess Charlotte on Christmas Day 2023 in Sandringham, Norfolk.
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Kensington Palace on Thursday dismissed rumors recently circulating online and in mainstream media about Kate Middleton’s health and whereabouts following her surgery in January, reiterating that she is recovering and will remain out of public life. until Easter.
“We were very clear from the beginning that the Princess of Wales would be away until after Easter and that Kensington Palace would only provide updates when something was significant,” a representative for the princess’s palace said Thursday.
The royal underwent planned abdominal surgery at The London Clinic on January 16. While there was no public announcement before her surgery, it was learned immediately afterward that the procedure was a success for Princess Catherine, who remained in the hospital to recover. her for 13 days before returning home to continue her journey to health and return to royal duties. In the January 17 announcement, palace representatives made a clear statement about the plan for the mother of three over the coming weeks, announcing that “based on current medical advice, she is unlikely to return to public duties until after Easter.”
However, this clear clarity of the situation in Windsor, where the Prince and Princess of Wales will move with their three children in 2022, did nothing to stop an avalanche of chatter and conspiracy theories sweeping the internet, and this week , also found their way to renowned publications.
This was probably because, before this statement, which came after the surprise news that the surgery had been performed, she had not been seen in public since Christmas Eve, when she attended a mass with her family in Sandringham, a town in the coastal county of Norfolk. And notably, the news that the hugely popular princess would not be seen between Christmas and Easter came weeks before other surprising news from another nearby royal residence: King Charles would be receiving cancer treatment, Buckingham Palace announced on 5 February. over the health of a sitting king was unprecedented for royalty and sparked conversations about abdication, protocol and succession.
The rumors grew stronger over the next few weeks, and further grounds for speculation emerged on Tuesday when Prince William walked out of a memorial service in Windsor to honor King Constantine of Greece, his godfather; “A personal matter” was the reason given for this sudden move, so naturally the royal observers’ thoughts turned to Catherine and her ongoing recovery. Kensington Palace kept its statements vague, saying People The public should not worry, as she “continues to be fine.”
Some of the rumors about Catherine stemmed from the fact that the couple’s three children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, did not visit their mother during the 13-day period she was recovering in the hospital. reported people. However, this is explained by the London Clinic’s policy prohibiting “the entry of children or babies into the hospital.”
Others, meanwhile, have noted that precisely the surgery the princess underwent, apart from the abdominal one, may be suspicious. However, Kensington Palace’s initial statement in January included that “(Catherine) hopes the public understands… her wish for her personal medical information to remain private.”
And although the silence that emerged from Windsor on the Catherine matter was also very clear from the beginning, it has now been repeated, just in case we missed it: “Kensington Palace… will only provide updates on the progress of “His Royal Highness when there is new and important information to share.”