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According to Kensington Palace, the official residence of Kate and her husband, Prince William, Kate Middleton, Princess of Wales, underwent abdominal surgery this Wednesday (17).
The operation took place on Tuesday (16) and was already plannedstill according to the palace, the He did not give the reason for the operationbut a palace spokesman said the condition was not cancerous.
Kate, 42, is doing well, but will remain in the hospital where the procedure was performed for 10 to 14 days and will only resume official duties after Easter, i.e. in April, the statement said.
“Based on medical advice, she should not return to public activities until after Easter,” said the statement, which also asked for privacy for William and Kate's three children.
She was last seen in public on Christmas Day when the royal family made their annual visit to a religious center near King Charles' home in Sandringham in the east of England.
William and Kate attend the wedding of the Crown Prince of Jordan
Kate Middleton has been the focus of enormous press attention since she began dating Prince William, whom she met at St. Andrews University in 2001.
She met William while studying art history at St Andrews in Fife, where they lived in student accommodation for years.
Their relationship apparently blossomed on weekends alone at the Queen's country estate at Balmoral.
At least for a time, William and Kate were able to enjoy some privacy because the palace had an agreement with the press during his time as a student.
But the media's silence didn't last, and Kate came to public attention when several tabloids published a photo of her next to Princes William and Charles at the Klosters ski resortin the year 2005.
The photos were released despite royal family advisers' efforts to keep the vacation private.
Interest in newspapers increased when Kate graduated and moved to London.
Today the couple has three children: Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis.