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The Princess of Wales was spotted in the passenger seat of an SUV on Monday, the first time she’s been photographed since undergoing abdominal surgery.
Kate Middleton, who was wearing sunglasses and sitting next to her mom in the new photo, hasn’t been seen in public since Christmas. She was admitted to The London Clinic on Jan. 16 for a “planned abdominal surgery.” After initially offering little detail on her condition, Kensington Palace was forced to douse rumors that the princess had cancer and was at death’s door, frequently assuring the public she was okay.
Around the same time that Kate was hospitalized, her father-in-law, King Charles, was admitted over an enlarged prostate. The palace has since announced that the king has “a form of cancer,” though they won’t specify exactly what it is.