- Princess of Wales is not expected to do official engagements until after Easter
Kate Middleton has returned home to Windsor today after a two-week stay in hospital at The London Clinic following abdominal surgery.
The Princess of Wales, 42, is not expected to carry out official engagements until after Easter, with her husband Prince William clearing his diary of official duties.
Kate went into hospital 14 days ago on Tuesday, January 16 – with royal aides saying she was ‘making good progress’ and would now continue her recovery from home.
MailOnline understands Kate’s return to official duties will depend on medical advice closer to the time, and William will return to public engagements once she is settled.
Meanwhile Kate’s father-in-law King Charles III remains in The London Clinic this afternoon having been admitted last Friday for a procedure for an enlarged prostate.
Kate, Charlotte, George, William and Louis at the Sandringham Christmas Day 2023 service
Kate’s personal assistant Natasha Archer is pictured leaving The London Clinic this morning
Kate attends the Royal Variety Performance at the Royal Albert Hall in London last November
Two police officers stand guard outside The London Clinic in Marylebone this morning
Police stand outside The London Clinic today where Kate Middleton has been treated
Royal aides at Kensington Palace said the Princess of Wales was ‘making good progress’
Charles visited Kate last Friday morning before his operation and has also been visited by his wife Queen Camilla four times at the hospital in in Marylebone.
A Kensington Palace spokesman said: The Princess of Wales has returned home to Windsor to continue her recovery from surgery. She is making good progress.
‘The Prince and Princess wish to say a huge thank you to the entire team at The London Clinic, especially the dedicated nursing staff, for the care they have provided.
‘The Wales family continues to be grateful for the well wishes they have received from around the world.’
Meanwhile the King has spent a third night in hospital after undergoing a procedure for an enlarged prostate.
Charles was twice visited by Queen Camilla yesterday, the third and fourth times she has been to see him at the private hospital since they arrived on Friday.
Camilla smiled as she arrived at The London Clinic by car at midday yesterday, leaving again just over three hours later.
Prince William leaves the London Clinic in Marylebone after visiting his wife Kate on January 18
The Princess of Wales pictured arriving at the Design Museum in London in November last year
Prince William, pictured here with his wife following the Coronation of King Charles on the balcony of Buckingham Palace, has cleared his calendar to look after Kate and their children
Prince William wants to spend time by his wife’s side as she convalesces. They are seen at Bisham Abbey on Mental Health Day in October
The Princess of Wales during a visit to the University of Nottingham late last year
She returned between 6pm and 7pm and was smiling as she left.
Camilla told people inside The London Clinic last Friday that the King was ‘doing well’ after the procedure.
A Buckingham Palace spokesman previously said the King was ‘admitted to a London hospital for scheduled treatment’.
The spokesman added: ‘His Majesty would like to thank all those who have sent their good wishes over the past week and is delighted to learn that his diagnosis is having a positive impact on public health awareness.’
It is not known how long Charles will spend in hospital.
The King arrived in London from Norfolk last Thursday, ready for the procedure after squeezing in a couple of behind-the-scenes official duties.
He was diagnosed with the benign condition on January 17 while staying at Birkhall, Aberdeenshire, after going for a check-up because he was experiencing symptoms.
King Charles III arrives at the London Clinic last Friday at about 9am for his treatment
Queen Camilla (centre) was also seen with Charles at the Marylebone Clinic
King Charles was driven to Clarence House on Thursday after arriving from Norfolk by helicopter
Queen Camilla is pictured leaving The London Clinic after visiting King Charles yesterday
He is understood to have wanted to share the news to encourage other men to get themselves checked.
Charles, 75, who acceded to the throne only 16 months ago, cancelled engagements and was urged to rest by his doctors ahead of the corrective procedure.
The exact nature of his treatment is not known.
NHS England said the ‘enlarged prostate’ page on the NHS website received one visit every five seconds on the day the King’s diagnosis was announced, with further huge boosts in visits in the days that followed.
Camilla had previously said her husband is ‘fine’ and looking forward to getting back to work.
News of his diagnosis came on the same day that Kensington Palace announced the princess was in hospital on January 17.
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