As of: March 6, 2024, 2:06 p.m
By: Susanne Kröber
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The first snapshot of Kate Middleton after her abdominal surgery should have brought relief.
But the opposite seems to be the case.
Windsor – There she is finally again.
In a photo available to TMZ
, among others
, Princess Kate (42) can be seen in the passenger seat of an Audi near Windsor Castle, with her mother Carole Middleton (69) behind the wheel.
Both look serious, Kate is also wearing sunglasses.
So far, so good, but there seems to be no end to the speculation about Kate Middleton's health.
“Definitely looks like Pippa”: Royal fans speculate about first photo of Kate Middleton after surgery
A palace employee expressed his concerns to
Bild
: “In the photos, the princess looked tired and under attack.
We are worried.” It is also unusual for Kate to wear sunglasses, which she usually only does in bright sunlight.
However, after weeks behind closed doors, Princess Kate “might be a little sensitive to light,” said the source.
But there are also completely different theories.
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“Is that even Kate?
Where is the beauty mark above her lip?” asks a user on
X
(formerly
).
Many fans even think the woman in the passenger seat is Kate's sister Pippa (40).
One
X
user writes: “Definitely looks like Pippa.
If that's really Kate, her face is much fuller." But it gets even more absurd - some royal fans even see the person photographed as a (bad) doppelganger of the Princess of Wales.
“Not Kate, not Pippa, just some body double, they could have done better,” said one
X
comment.
So far no official statement about Princess Kate's first photo after abdominal surgery
However, the US website
TMZ
describes all of this as pure speculation and emphasizes, "we know for sure that it is her." Most recently, Prince Williams (41) made a last-minute decision not to attend the memorial service for his godfather Constantine of Greece (82, † 2023) to take part in Windsor, for vortex.
Kensington Palace then felt compelled to make a statement: “We have made it clear from the outset that the Princess of Wales will be out until after Easter, and Kensington Palace will only provide updates if there is something important.”
Kate Middleton (left) and her sister Pippa look very similar - some fans suspect that it was not Kate but Pippa who was most recently photographed in the car next to her mother Carole.
(Photomontage) © IMAGO/Parsons Media/picture alliance/dpa/Gerry Penny
The palace has not yet commented on the photo of Princess Kate next to her mother Carole.
Maybe there will be more photos of Kate soon, because the palace insider reveals to
Bild
that she had already been driving several times in the previous week, but always with her mother or Prince William behind the wheel.
Princess Kate is currently receiving a lot of help from mom Carole Middleton so that she can concentrate on her recovery.
Sources used:
bild.de, twitter.com, tmz.com