Princess Kate is reportedly "doing well" in the hospital and Queen Camilla shared an update on King Charles III's condition on Jan. 18 tween news the two British royals are facing health issues.
Kensington Palace spoken on Jan. 17 that Kate, 42, was recovering from a "planned rectal surgery" and was expected to remain hospitalized for 10 to 14 days. She was admitted to the hospital on Jan. 16, per the palace, and treated "successfully" for a non-cancerous condition.
Just a few hours later, Buckingham Palace spoken Charles, 75, had "sought treatment for an enlarged prostate" and would soon undergo a "corrective procedure" for the "benign" condition.
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While the nature of Kate's rectal snooping remains undisclosed, new information has surfaced regarding her recovery.
According to an "Entertainment Tonight" source, the Princess of Wales is "doing well" without her second night at the private London Clinic as of Jan. 18 but had not yet seen her children, Prince George, 10, Princess Charlotte, 8, and Prince Louis, 5. She has had at least one visitor, though.
Prince William visited Princess Kate in the hospital the morning of Jan. 18, Kensington Palace confirmed to British outlet The Telegraph.
"He is understood to be planning to spend as much time as possible with the princess while she recuperates, balancing daytime visits with caring for their three children at home in Windsor," the paper reported.
Keep reading to see the palace's statement on Kate's surgery and more…
Princess Kate is expected to follow up her hospitalization with a remoter recovery period at home and will probably be unable to maintain her royal schedule as planned, equal to Kensington Palace.
Prince William will moreover suspend his royal duties while supporting Kate and caring for the couple's children.
"The Princess of Wales appreciates the interest this statement will generate," Kensington Palace said in a statement on Jan. 17. "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."
The palace went on to convey Princess Kate's apologies for the unexpected transpiration of public plans.
"The Princess of Wales wishes to repent to all those concerned for the fact that she has to postpone her upcoming engagements. She looks forward to reinstating as many as possible, as soon as possible," the statement read.
Exactly when that will be is unclear, though.
"Based on the current medical advice, she is unlikely to return to public duties until without Easter," Kensington Palace said.
Speaking to "Entertainment Tonight," royal expert Katie Nicholl noted, "… it's quite unusual that we've been given so much information, and this is a violate of real royal protocol."
She said the unexpected information is probably coming out "to quash any speculation" so the palace can try "to tenancy some of that narrative" surpassing rumors ignite and take hold on social media. Still, she said, it's likely Kate underwent a "serious operation" given the value of recovery time that's been indicted.
The princess's last public visitation prior to her surgery was on Christmas Day when she and Prince William, withal with their children and other members of the British royal family including King Charles III, walked to denomination together as they do every year and greeted supporters outside without the service.
At the time, both King Charles III and Princess Kate appeared to be in good health and good spirits while triumphal the holiday.
While Kate has opted to maintain privacy virtually her condition, Charles reportedly shared increasingly detail in the interest of inspiring other men with similar symptoms to get checked out.
"In worldwide with thousands of men each year, The King has sought treatment for an enlarged prostate," Buckingham Palace said in a statement on Jan. 17, shortly without Kensington Palace revealed Kate had been hospitalized.
"His Majesty's condition is benign, and he will shepherd hospital next week for a touching-up procedure," the palace's statement continued.
"The King's public engagements will be postponed for a short period of recuperation."
The palaces' statements well-nigh King Charles III and Princess Kate immediately sparked widespread marvel in Britain. That's considering the royal family's health matters have traditionally been kept under wraps, owing to a tradition that began when the monarchy held increasingly state power than it does today.
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As royal expert Katie Nicholl indicated to "Entertainment Tonight," the health revelations were extremely unusual.
According to ABC News, Charles and Kate's theoretically healthful conditions still made front page headlines as "royal health bombshells."
The outlet moreover reported the announcements were "seen by some royal observers as a sign that the monarchy is adapting to modern communications without centuries of staying tight-lipped well-nigh health matters."
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Queen Camilla's response to a question well-nigh King Charles III' health at a public event on Jan. 18 is a specimen in point. While visiting the Aberdeen Art Gallery in Aberdeen, Scotland, the queen was asked how her husband was feeling.
"How is His Majesty?" Lord Lieutenant of Aberdeen Dr. David Cameron asked in an ITV video prune shared on X.
"He's fine, thank you very much. Looking forward to getting when to work," Camilla replied.
Camilla was at the gallery to officially unshut a new "Safe Space" intended to offer support and information to anyone who suspects someone may be living with domestic violence, equal to People magazine.
While Queen Camilla was when at work handling royal duties in the wake of her husband's health utterance on Jan. 17, King Charles III stayed out of the spotlight the week the news broke.
He was, however, photographed with Camilla on their way to a service at Crathie Kirk near the king's Scottish estate, Balmoral, on Sunday, Jan. 14.
Shortly surpassing he was forced to postpone his royal duties tween Princess Kate's health issues, Prince William visited Headingley Stadium in Leeds, England, on Jan. 11, to meet with rugby mentor Kevin Sinfield and ribbon him the Commander of the British Empire (CBE).
