The Princess of Wales has been pictured for the first time since undergoing abdominal surgery in January as an American website published photos of her being driven by her mother near Windsor
The pictures were published by US gossip website TMZ but not in the UK after Kensington Palace appealed for her to be able to recuperate in private.
It is the first time that the princess has been seen in public at all since she celebrated Christmas at Sandringham with Prince William, their children and the rest of the Royal Family.
It said the operation had been successful but would result in a two-week stay in hospital before a lengthy period of recuperation at her Windsor home.
They added that based on the current medical advice she was unlikely to return to public duties until after Easter.
A spokesman stated that it was Kate’s personal wish to keep her personal medical information private and said it would only provide an update if there were ‘significant new information to share’.
