While the silence of the British royal family regarding Kate Middleton’s illness continues, the Princess of Wales was seen in public for the first time after her mysterious abdominal operation with her husband, Prince William, shopping last weekend in one of his favorite farms, the Windsor Farm Shop, in Datchet, as reported by several British media. Witnesses stated that the princess seemed “happy, relaxed and healthy”, something that could be seen in a video broadcast on Monday night by The Sun and TMZ.
“After all the rumors that had circulated, I was stunned to see them there,” said one of the neighbors who was able to see them walking peacefully despite the media storm that their disappearance has generated. The purchase of the princes of Wales in that organic market occurred after attending different sports activities of their children Jorge, Charlotte and Luis, but the little ones did not accompany them on their stop at the farm.
According to British media reports, the images were taken at 12:43 p.m. on Saturday by a citizen who was also in the farm shop with his phone, an Apple iPhone 12 Pro. This establishment is located a few minutes drive from the home of the princes of Wales, Adelaide Cottage, where they moved in the summer 2022 to escape bustling London.
Despite the many unfounded rumors and conspiracy theories, this unexpected reappearance has suddenly calmed speculation about the Princess of Wales, who underwent “abdominal surgery” on January 17, which she herself did not want to reveal. more details, although British media reported that it was not cancer. When her operation was announced, the official statement noted that the princess would not attend official commitments until after Easter.
These new images of the princess have also put an end to the speculation and general confusion after the publication of the manipulated photograph, although without apparent bad intention, of Catalina with her children for Mother’s Day in the United Kingdom.
Royal commentators also echo Prince William’s discontent and concern about all the speculation about Catherine. “Having seen his mother go through this, the complaints and persecutions about his wife’s desire for medical privacy are damaging to him,” Sunday Times royal editor Roya Nikkhah explained on Good Morning Britain. With the memory of his mother present, Guillermo has once again demonstrated that his priority is to be with his wife and his children, announcing another long vacation that will keep him away from public activity until April 17. .
The Prince of Wales didn’t forget his wife during his speech at the Diana Legacy Awards last Thursday night. “Everyone in need deserves a supporting hand in life. That legacy is something that both Catalina and I have tried to focus on through our work,” Guillermo said during the event. That same day in the morning, the heir to the British throne attended another engagement at a center dedicated to youth. During his visit he was seen calm while playing pool, basketball and decorating cookies in a cooking workshop. Seeing that he was not very virtuous in this last activity, Guillermo assured that “my wife is the artistic one.”
Middleton is not the first royal to put his official agenda on hold due to an illness; the strange thing about the situation has been that he stated that he does not want to make his illness public to protect his privacy. This secrecy has been criticized and, far from keeping his illness in the background, he has caused all kinds of speculation to disperse. It is evident that this formula has not worked well for the British royal family, which is usually a reference among the royal houses in dealing with crises, and therefore it will be difficult to see an equal attitude among the members of European royalty in the face of a crisis. disease.
The princes of Wales have gained more than 218,000 followers between Instagram and X (formerly Twitter) in the last week since the controversy over the editing of Kate Middleton’s photograph. It is the largest number of followers gained by the family in a week since the coronation of King Charles in May 2023, a historical milestone that had not been seen since the accession of her mother, Elizabeth II, on June 2, 1953.
With attention focused on Catherine, little has been said about the details of Charles III’s cancer. The king has not disappeared from public life like his daughter-in-law, but he has not wanted to communicate where his cancer is located or how serious it is. He only slipped that it was not prostate cancer because he announced it days after surgery for an enlarged gland.
