- Duchess Kate plans to resume her duties once her children return to school in April.
- Her friends told The London Times that she may also reveal why she had abdominal surgery.
- Middleton's disappearance from public life has sparked conspiracy theories about her whereabouts.
Duchess Kate may finally reveal why she underwent abdominal surgery after returning to royal duties this spring, but it will likely be on her own timeline, according to friends of the Duchess who spoke to the London Times. That's what it means.
Mystery surrounding Ms Middleton's health problems following her “planned abdominal surgery” has been fueled by minimal updates about when exactly she plans to return to work, prompting conspiracy theories to spread on social media. Calls for transparency from Kensington Palace have grown louder.
And if Middleton returns to public life after April 17, that transparency could be granted, anonymous royal sources and friends close to Middleton told The London Times on Saturday. Told. Kensington Palace previously announced that Middleton would recover until Easter, but did not specify a date.
A friend of the royal family told the magazine: “They are clear and would like to be more open, but they will do so when they feel ready.” “I think it's her instinct and it's her decision. They're not going to rush it.”
One royal source speculated that the couple would talk about her recovery while they were “engaged.”
Mr Middleton's absence caused a firestorm on social media as users speculated about a possible palace conspiracy.
To quell social media speculation, Kensington Palace released a photo of Middleton and her children on March 10. — Mother's Day in the UK.
News outlets removed the photo as soon as they learned it had been edited, and the controversy surrounding it further fueled the rumors.
Kensington Palace later issued a social media statement attributed to Middleton, confirming that the photo had been digitally altered. No replacement photo was provided.
“Like many amateur photographers, I occasionally experiment with editing,” Middleton said in a statement Monday.
A source close to Prince Middleton and Prince William told the London Times that despite the family trying to maintain a “bubble” at Adelaide Cottage near Windsor Castle, their online presence is It is said that people's comments about the two have been a big blow to them.
As for Prince William's younger brother Prince Harry, a friend of the couple told the magazine: “They're not obsessively scrolling through Twitter like Prince Harry is, but they know it's a breakthrough. “There is,” he said. “They follow the news and watch breaking news on the BBC.”
Kensington Palace did not respond to Business Insider's request for comment.
