Kate Middleton hid abdominal surgery from inner circle, may disclose information ‘in due course’
nypost.comundergoing a “planned abdominal surgery” last week.Sources told People that the news took Middleton’s loved ones by surprise, especially as “there had been no indication that anything was wrong” with her before her hospitalization on Jan.
16.Middleton, 42, was last seen in public for Christmas Day service on Dec. 25 alongside her husband, Prince William, and their three children, Prince George, 10, Princess Charlotte, 8, and Prince Louis, 5.She was all smiles at the outing and appeared to be in good spirits at the festivities.What’s more, the outlet adds that Middleton seemed fine as recently as Jan.
9 when she celebrated her birthday with her family in Windsor, England.However, just one week later, she was admitted to the London Clinic where she underwent a “planned abdominal surgery,” Kensington Palace announced.While the surgery has been “successful,” Middleton will remain under the watchful eye of doctors and nurses for up to two weeks and will not return to royal duties until after Easter, March 31.The palace declined to disclose more information out of respect for her privacy, and said any further updates that will be issued will be “significant.”Us Weekly reported, however, that Middleton might disclose more information about her condition “in due course.”“She is in great hands and will have lots of care and support at home,” a source close to the royal household told People.The first insider added that the mom of three’s parents, Michael and Carole Middleton, “will be a reassuring presence when [Kate] goes back to Windsor to recuperate.”The Post has reached out to Kensington Palace for comment.Following Prince William’s brief visit to the hospital last week, it’s said that the princess has kept in touch with her.
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