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Snap helps ease fears for royal after op » Hopes trolls will stop wild conspiracies
THE Princess of Wales yesterday delivered a Mother’s Day treat with a picture showing her happy and relaxed, to the relief of royal fans worried about her health.
In Kate’s first official photo since her abdominal operation in January, she thanked well-wishers who have rallied round her as she recovered at home.
The beaming 42-year-old is shown with chuckling George, 10, Charlotte, eight, and five-year-old Louis.
It is hoped the snap will finally put an end to the cruel conspiracies theories about the Princess’s health and absence churned out by online cranks, which Kensington Palace branded as the “madness of social media”.
Kate wrote: “Thank you for your kind wishes and continued support over the last two months. Wishing everyone a Happy Mother’s Day. C.”
The photo was taken in Windsor last week by her husband Prince William, 41, and released yesterday.
Former Palace press secretary Dickie
What a joy it is to see the Princess with her children to celebrate such a special day
INGRID SEWARD ON PICTURE OF KATE THAT WAS RELEASED ON MOTHER’S DAY
Arbiter called it a “delightful Mother’s Day picture”. He added: “It should kick and banish all those nasty conspiracy theorists into the long grass.”
Royal author Ingrid Seward said: “What a joy it is to see the Princess of Wales with her beautiful children to celebrate such a special day.
“The Princess looks completely radiant and so many people will be relieved to see her.
“Millions around the world have been wishing her a speedy recovery after her surgery and we will all be looking forward to seeing her back to duties when she is ready and able.”
Kate’s last official engagement was on Christmas Day when she walked with other royals to the church on the Sandringham estate in Norfolk.
She posed for the Mother’s Day snap wearing €295 Chloe Combat boots, jeans, a black polo neck and bottle green jacket.
George and Charlotte wore jumpers from French brand Cyrillus while George wore a khaki lambswool top and jeans. In an unusual move, Kate went without jewellery in the photo. She usually wears her wedding ring and engagement ring – a 12-carat Ceylon sapphire surrounded by 14 solitaire diamonds set in white gold which belonged to Princess Diana.
The Princess had her operation at
The London Clinic in Marylebone.
She was then discharged on January 29 and was said to be continuing her recovery at home in Adelaide Cottage, Windsor, with her
family. She was pictured in the passenger seat of a car driven nearby by mum Carole Middleton last week.
Her long-awaited return to public duties was thrown into chaos when the Army announced she would be at a Trooping the Colour rehearsal in June, but then did a U-turn and removed all references to her from the event’s promotion.
The Palace has always said Kate will be out of action until April and has yet to earmark any date for her official comeback.
Buckingham Palace yesterday also shared a photograph of the King with his late mum, Queen Elizabeth, to mark Mother’s Day.
Charles is seen kissing her hand after a polo match in 1985.