Kate Middletonis keeping up with a project close to her heart amid her private recovery followingabdominal surgery.
“The Princess has been kept updated throughout the process,” a spokesperson for Kensington Palace said.
While Princess Kate is looped on the latest from the Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood, which she launched in June 2021 to raise awareness around the importance of the first five years of life and advance outcomes for a brighter society, she has not officially returned to work. The Princess of Wales continues her recovery following “planned abdominal surgery” on Jan. 16, and Kensington Palace said in the surgery announcement that she is “unlikely to return to public duties until after Easter.”
Kate Middleton meets with health visitors at the Riversley Park Children’s health centre in Nuneaton, on June 15, 2023.PHIL NOBLE/POOL/AFP via Getty Images
PHIL NOBLE/POOL/AFP via Getty Images
On Jan. 31, the Centre for Early Childhoodshared an upbeat videoon Instagram to celebrate the first anniversary of Shaping Us, the campaign that the Princess of Waleslaunched in January 2023to further highlight the importance of the early years of a child’s life.
“What a year it’s been since the launch of#ShapingUs!” began the caption of the clip, which was full of footage from Princess Kate’s many early childhood-related engagements last year.
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Princess Kate wascaught on video in publicfor the first time since her procedure during a visit to the Windsor Farm Shop withPrince Williamon Saturday. The farm store is about a mile from their home atAdelaide Cottagein Windsor, where she has spent most of her time recovering after a stay atThe London Clinic.
“This is a video clearly showing her and William. I saw them with my own eyes. It was a completely relaxed situation,” Nelson Silva, who filmed the moment, toldThe Sun.
Prince William and Kate Middleton visit Outfit Moray in Moray, Scotland on November 2, 2023.Jane Barlow - WPA Pool/Getty Images
Jane Barlow - WPA Pool/Getty Images
Silva said he was shopping on Saturday when he spotted Princess Kate and Prince William, 41, “standing near the bread” and wound up behind the royals in the meat section, where the couple chatted with the staff.
“I couldn’t hear what they were saying, but the staff seemed overwhelmed in a nice way. When I went to pay for my produce, the girl at the counter was so shocked she was hardly breathing,” he toldThe Sun.
The engineer, who lives in the area with his family, added that there was a “really nice atmosphere” to the couple’s visit, inspiring him to capture video to show his family in Portugal.
“I started to record as they walked towards the car park. They just looked very happy and relaxed together. William was obviously protective of Kate, and I quickly stopped recording because I didn’t want to make them uncomfortable,” Silva said.
Kate Middleton at Outfit Moray in Moray, Scotland on November 2, 2023.Jane Barlow - WPA Pool/Getty Images
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While royal watchers look forward to Princess Kate’s formal return to public duty, it’s still unclear when that might happen. Kensington Palace stressed that Kate won’t be out and about until after Easter, but the royal family’straditional church outingis technically a private family event — leaving thepossibility of an appearanceon March 31 open.
source: people.com
