by Enrica Roddolo
Princess of Wales Kate Middleton in hospital: She underwent abdominal surgery on Tuesday January 16th. The news was announced today without details about the illness. According to the Chron, it is not cancer
Kate Middleton underwent abdominal surgery on Tuesday, January 16 at a private hospital in London, the London Clinic near Regent's Park, where she will remain hospitalized for a period of 10 to 14 days. The news was announced today, Wednesday.
Kate's surgery was planned and completed successfully. According to the Chron, it is not cancer. The Princess of Wales, who turned 42 on January 9, will not resume her official duties until Easter. Which confirms that it wasn't an easy operation.
And almost simultaneously, the royal household also made an announcement to King Charles III that the king, like thousands of other men every year, would be treated for prostate problems. The King's official appointments are postponed for a short recovery period.
The Princess appreciates the attention to her operation but hopes the public will equally understand her desire for everything to continue as usual, the Kensington Palace statement continued. It's the first time in years that Kate Middleton has been hospitalized – aside from her pregnancies.
During the three pregnancies of Princes George, Charlotte and Louis, Kate was hospitalized before giving birth for hyperemesis gravidarum, a severe condition often suffered by pregnant women.
After her wedding to Prince William, she pointed out at a reception at Buckingham Palace that her slicked-back hairstyle highlighted a scar on the side of her head. It is a scar from an operation when Kate Middleton was still attending school at Marlborough College.
According to Katie Nicholl, author of a book about the princess, Kate: The Future Queen, the princess underwent emergency surgery years ago while at college when her mother, Carole Middleton, was called from school because of a lump, which Nicholl said was the case would be removed through surgery. Her husband William also has a scar on his head, which in his case is the result of a golfing accident. And both would describe their scars as Harry Potter scars. Prince William himself recalled the episode years later when speaking to the BBC. In short, what hit him was a golf club, a 7-iron, that came from who knows where and left him with a scar that required surgery at Great Ormond Hospital. At her wedding to businessman Jack Brooksbank, a long scar was clearly visible on the back of cousin Eugenie of York, daughter of Sarah Ferguson and Andrew of York. A scar from extensive surgery to correct scoliosis when the princess was only 12 years old. Even the current King Charles III. was operated on twenty years ago for a broken shoulder resulting from a hunting accident, a serious fall from a horse, when he was 52 years old. His mother, Elizabeth II, who arrived at the Platinum Jubilee in 2022 without having any practical knowledge of the hospital, had instead broken her wrist due to a fall from a horse in the 1990s. Like the royal Princess Anna, she suffered fractures several times, first as a teenager and then as an adult.
Before Christmas, photos of Kate wearing a cast and two splinted fingers at some official engagements showed her. That didn't stop Kate from playing a game of wheelchair rugby (to raise awareness about disabilities). The palace's explanation was a minor accident related to the sport of trampoline.
Kensington Palace will provide updates on the health of Catherine, the heir to the throne's wife, in the next few days. In the meantime, the Princess appreciates the attention to her operation but hopes the public will equally understand her desire to keep things as usual, Kensington Palace said in a statement. Added to this is the hope of respecting his privacy for the benefit of his children. The Princess of Wales, meanwhile, added that she apologized for the many official engagements she was unable to undertake due to the operation and hospital stay. Commit to returning to work as quickly as possible.
The Princes of Wales had planned a high-profile trip to Italy in the spring, more specifically to Rome, where they would also meet Pope Francis. However, given Kate's current health condition, it is likely that the trip will be postponed.
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January 17, 2024 (modified January 17, 2024 | 4:46 p.m.)
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