This marks Kate's first captured public appearance since her abdominal surgery back in December 2023. In the aftermath of her procedure, the public went wild wondering where on earth the princess had vanished to. Some wild theories popped up, like Kate moonlighting as the elusive street artist Banksy or rumors of a royal split between her and William.
But hey, so far, those rumors seem to be just that—rumors. And judging from what we can see, Kate appears to be in pretty good shape.
Kate Middleton has surfaced for the first time since December 2023. https://t.co/5jimS2ahKo pic.twitter.com/ebfF1hOydj
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From TMZ:
The Princess of Wales was seen riding passenger Monday in a vehicle that was being driven by her mother, Carole, near Windsor Castle in the UK ... and like we said, this sighting is a big deal considering we haven't seen her whatsoever since December.
Kate was wearing shades, and appeared to be rocking somewhat of a smile here -- there didn't appear to be any other relatives with them for this outing ... and ditto for security.
It's interesting that she's popping up like this right now ... frankly, the internet has been rife with speculation these past couple weeks over her whereabouts -- and there's been a lot of jokes made at her expense.
Point is though ... people have been wondering where the heck she was and how she was doing -- especially since the condition she's been dealing with has been kept under tight wraps ... with Royal officials only saying she underwent abdominal surgery and nothing else.
Buckingham Palace only said at the time that she would remain hospitalized for about 2 weeks -- and after that, she wouldn't be able to resume her duties until about Easter time.
