A laughing Prince William was back at work yesterday, a day after the first footage emerged of his wife Kate since her surgery two months ago which showed the British royal looking fit and healthy. Kate, 42, has been the focus of speculation, rumour and bizarre conspiracy theories on social media leading to headlines and intrigue around the world during her absence from royal duties after she had abdominal surgery for a non-cancerous but unspecified condition in January.
On Monday, a video published by the Sun newspaper on its website showed the smiling Princess of Wales walking and carrying shopping bags alongside her husband William, the heir to the throne, at a farm shop in Windsor near their home. William yesterday visited Sheffield and unveiled new investment in his project to tackle homelessness, one of his main campaigning issues. He made no reference to the ongoing speculation about his wife.
Kate’s illness also comes at the same time King Charles is undergoing treatment for an unspecified form of cancer, meaning he too has been forced to postpone public engagements. Such has been the febrile gossip about the royals that the British embassies in Ukraine and Moscow even posted statements on X on Monday to clarify that fabricated reports on social media that the king had died were indeed fake.
Charles has generally maintained a more visible profile as he keeps up with official state duties while undergoing treatment, and was pictured yesterday meeting veterans from the Korean War at Buckingham Palace.
Britain’s Prince William, Prince of Wales, poses for pictures with a member of the public as he is on his way to attend a Homewards Sheffield Local Coalition meeting at the Millennium Gallery in Sheffield, northern England yesterday. Homewards is a transformative five-year programme which plans to demonstrate that by working collaboratively across all areas of society, it will be possible to end homelessness in the UK.
