Sweet way Kate is checking on George, Charlotte and Louis during hospital stay

24 January 2024 , 11:33

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Kate will check in with her children whilst in hospital (Image: PA)

Royal fans were left concerned last week when the Palace announced that Kate had been admitted to hospital, and would be off duty for months to come.

Since January 16, the Princess of Wales has been an in-patient at the London Clinic, where she is recovering from what Kensington Palace has called "planned abdominal surgery". Kate is expected to remain in the private hospital for a few more days, before then spending the rest of her recovery at home - where she will be off-duty until around Easter "based on the current medical advice".

A royal expert has claimed that despite being separated from her three children - Prince George aged 10, eight-year-old Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis, five - the Princess is likely finding ways to ensure she regularly checks in with them and makes sure that they are doing okay during her hospital stay.

The expert - Jennie Bond - explained to OK! Magazine that both William and Kate prioritise their family life and their children's upbringing over their royal duties, so they are likely to be making sure that their kids are in touch with their mother while she recovers in the hospital. Bond expects that before long they will make a trip to visit her in person, something that William has already done on his own.

"I'm sure that as soon as it is appropriate, William will take them to see her in the hospital, because children need that kind of face-to-face reassurance," she claimed, adding that in the meantime she believes that Kate will still be checking in with her kids via video calls: "They'll be FaceTiming a lot, I'm sure, and showing them that mum's alright."

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Bond added that apart from staying in touch with their mum, William will be endeavouring to keep things as normal as possible for his three children, and sticking closely to their usual routine to help keep any feelings of upset and confusion at bay.

When the Palace announced that Kate had been admitted to the hospital for a planned surgery, they declined to provide details on what the surgery was for, instead explaining that while Kate "appreciates the interest" in her wellbeing, "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." Despite not providing details, it was later confirmed that her condition is non-cancerous.

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Emma Mackenzie