Kate getting updates on work as she preps for her comeback
Positive result for foundation
THE Princess of Wales is getting ready for her royal comeback by keeping updated with her keystone early years project.
The results of an initiative Kate inspired to improve the lives of babies, published yesterday, were “overwhelmingly positive”, Kensington Palace said.
The future queen still plans to be back at work after Easter, amid an ongoing investigation into an alleged breach of her private medical data.
Discussions are also ongoing to decide whether she will join royals for a church service on Easter Sunday.
Up to three members of staff at The London Clinic, where Kate stayed for 13 days after undergoing abdominal surgery in January, are alleged to have attempted to access her records.
The breach is being investigated by the Information Commissioner’s Office which has the power to invoke sanctions and fines in court. The alleged attempt took place after the Princess was discharged on January 29.
Health minister Andrea Leadsom said: “It is completely outrageous. Obviously, it is a matter for the Information Commissioner but it is the case that every patient has the right to their privacy.”
The King, who has cancer, was also treated for an enlarged prostate at the hospital but a source claimed his records were not breached.
It is thought the
Princess will seek to involve her Royal Foundation Centre for Early
Childhood at one of her early engagements when she returns. The findings of a trial of a baby observation tool to help health visitors spot signs of social and emotional development came out yesterday.
A Kensington Palace spokesman said: “The Princess has been kept updated throughout the process.”
Speculation and conspiracy theories about Kate’s whereabouts and health are rife on social media. Labour leader Keir Starmer yesterday voiced concerns about the scrutiny around her, telling people to “butt out and leave her alone”.
Mr Starmer told Channel 5’s Jeremy Vine: “She’s had a difficult operation and she deserves
privacy.” The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby told Times Radio: “I think we are obsessed by conspiracy and we have little sense of the humanity of those caught in the glare of the news.”
He added: “People should be allowed to be ill, have an operation, whatever it is, and live their lives in peace without people demanding that they prove something every other day.
Blaming the internet for exacerbating the problem, he said: “It’s extremely unhealthy. It’s just old-fashioned village gossip that can now go round the world in seconds and we have to turn away from that. “Gossiping in that way is wrong.”
All healthcare organisations have been reminded about the importance of keeping patient data secure.