Princess Catherine remains in recovery after her January surgery, Bazaar has learned.
Over a month after she underwent a planned abdominal surgery, the Princess of Wales is still doing well, a source close to the situation said.
Kate Middleton was hospitalized on January 16. The next day, Kensington Palace released a rare, personal statement: “Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales was admitted to hospital yesterday for planned abdominal surgery. The surgery was successful, and it is expected that she will remain in hospital for 10 to 14 days, before returning home to continue her recovery.”
The palace has not disclosed why the royal needed surgery, but Bazaar did learn that her condition was not cancerous.
Kate Middleton remained in the hospital for two weeks after the procedure. On January 29, the palace announced that the Princess of Wales had returned home to Windsor to continue her recovery, noting that she was “making good progress.” A royal source also told Bazaar, “The Princess is in good spirits.”
“The Wales family continues to be grateful for the well-wishes they have received from around the world,” the palace said.
Kate Middleton has not been seen out in public since last December, when she, husband Prince William, and their three children (Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis) officially rang in the holidays with their annual Christmas Day service at Sandringham.
William has not spoken much about Kate’s condition, other than to thanked well-wishers in a speech earlier in February. The Prince of Wales has continued to attend to his royal duties—sometimes even taking over for dad King Charles III, who is undergoing cancer treatment. Today, however, the prince pulled out of a memorial service for his godfather, King Constantine of Greece, citing a personal matter. Royals from around the world were gathered at Windsor to honor Constantine, who died in January 2023. No other details about the prince’s absence have been disclosed.
