After Prince William canceled his appearance at a memorial for his late godfather, King Constantine II of Greece, due to a “personal matter,” the royal family revealed how his wife of ten years is faring more than a month after undergoing surgery. According to a Kensington Palace statement obtained by NBC News on February 27, Kate Middleton, “The Princess of Wales, who is recovering from abdominal surgery, continues to do well.”
Kate Middleton is not expected to resume her public duties until after Easter
Kate was released from the hospital in late January after a two-week stay for the procedure. At the time, the Palace announced that Kate had “returned home to Windsor to continue her recovery from surgery.” She’s making good progress.
While the Palace revealed that William—who has three children with Kate: Prince George, 10, Princess Charlotte, 8, and Prince Louis, 5—had planned to reduce his duties while she recovers. The 41-year-old resumed some of his engagements after his father, King Charles III, announced his cancer diagnosis in early February.
Royal correspondent Sharon Carpenter said, “We expect to see Prince William, if needed, obviously step up on behalf of his father when it comes to certain engagements.”
However, because Kate, 42, is not expected to resume her public duties until after Easter, Prince William’s time is understandably divided. Carpenter went on to say: “The senior working members of the royal family have been left quite shorthanded.”
Amid Kate and Charles’ respective health struggles, the royal expert explained why Buckingham Palace and Kensington Palace are keeping the public informed where appropriate.
“There would be a great deal of speculation if nothing was said by the palace,” Carpenter said on Feb. 10. “Though we are seeing more transparency than ever before when it comes to the health of the monarch, there’s still a lot of information that hasn’t been given.”