Kate, Britain’s Princess of Wales, hospitalised after abdominal surgery
- A Kensington Palace statement said that the Princess of Wales had undergone successful planned abdominal surgery and will remain in hospital for up to two weeks
- A palace source said the condition was non-cancerous
Kate, Britain’s Princess of Wales, has undergone successful planned abdominal surgery and will be in hospital for up to two weeks, Kensington Palace said on Wednesday.
The 42-year-old wife of William, Prince of Wales, heir to the British throne, was admitted to a private clinic in central London on Tuesday, a statement said.
Kate was last seen in public on Christmas Day when the royal family made their annual visit to a church service near King Charles’ Sandringham home in eastern England and there was no prior indication she was unwell.
The palace statement said it was expected that Kate would remain in the London Clinic, a private hospital in the British capital, for 10 to 14 days of treatment before returning home to recover. A palace source said the condition was non-cancerous.
“The Princess of Wales appreciates the interest this statement will generate,” the statement said.
“She hopes that the public will understand her desire to maintain as much normality for her children as possible; and her wish that her personal medical information remains private.”