It didn’t happen overnight. At first, it was just a feeling — a few missed public engagements, a schedule cleared “for health reasons,” a vague statement about abdominal surgery. But by mid-March 2024, royal watchers suddenly did the math: it had been around 80 days since the Princess of Wales was last seen in a clear, official public appearance.
Her last major outing had been Christmas Day 2023 at Sandringham, walking to church with William and the children, smiling for the cameras like she had done for years. Then, on January 16, 2024, Kate was admitted to The London Clinic for planned abdominal surgery.
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