Prince William and their children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis, were all said to have visited Kate at the hospital yesterday, where she will stay for ten to 14 days, depending on the procedure she’s undergone. But we will probably only see more details about the surgery for a short time.

While the surgery was planned, some believe the Firm is hiding something. Now, a royal expert has provided fans with her own theory – and things don’t seem to be adding up.

Kate Middleton has spent four days at the London Clinic after what Kensington Palace stated was a “planned” abdominal surgery. On Wednesday, the Palace released the statement just an hour before news came out that King Charles is set to have surgery next week.

Kate Middleton – surgery

“Her Royal Highness The Princess of Wales was admitted to The London Clinic yesterday for planned abdominal surgery. The surgery was successful and it is expected she will remain in hospital for ten to fourteen days, before returning home to continue her recovery. Based on the current medical advice, she is unlikely to return to public duties until after Easter,” the statement from Kensington Palace on its social media pages.

“The Princess of Wales appreciates the interest this statement will generate. 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 statement continued: “Kensington Palace will, therefore, only provide updates on Her Royal Highness’ progress when there is significant new information to share. The Princess of Wales wishes to apologise to all those concerned for the fact she has to postpone her upcoming engagements. She looks forward to reinstating as many as possible, as soon as possible.”

According to the Telegraph, Kate wasn’t rushed to the hospital. However, aides were still planning for her trips and future engagements as recently as the end of last week.

Once discharged from the hospital, Kate Middleton is expected to recover at her family home in Windsor, where she and Prince William relocated to in 2022 from London.

William canceled “top-secret” plan

While Kate is recovering, it’s understood that Prince William will also cut down on his public engagements. This is to help better care for the couple’s three children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis.

William will not be on official duty as long as Kate stays at the hospital. According to The Sun, the Prince of Wales was supposed to visit British troops abroad, but the “top-secret” plan has now been postponed. Meanwhile, the couple was supposed to visit Italy and its capital, Rome – where they possibly would’ve met the Pope – but that has also been called off.

Princess Kate has to take a step back regarding her significant projects, such as the Shaping Us initiative, as she recovers. Also, they will take on fewer duties during Mental Health Awareness Week next month, during which they are expected to be heavily featured in marketing campaigns.

In an interview with GB News, royal expert Jennie Bond said her “jaw dropped” when she read the statement, saying it was a “shock.”

“We’re told it was a planned procedure, that it was an abdominal problem, that it is not cancer,” Bond said. “But to be in hospital for two weeks and then to go recover for up to two or three months and have a full diary canceled means it may have been planned, but not for a very long time.”

Royal expert “surprised” over longer Kate Middleton hospital stay

Further, the royal expert says Kate Middleton is doing the right thing in not releasing her medical details,

“I have no idea what it is she doesn’t want us to know at this stage, but I do know that she will want to be back home with her family and her children as soon as possible. And so that makes it all more surprising that she may not be back home for a fortnight,” she continued.

“Prince William is going to divide his time between looking after the children and being at his wife’s bedside, and therefore he won’t be carrying out public engagements either.”