On January 16, 2024, Kate Middleton, as in the Princess of Wales, who is married to Prince William and has three kids with him—was hospitalized, but no one outside of her very immediate circle seemed to know a thing about it. The only reason it got out to the public is because the following day Kensington Palace released a statement sharing the news that Kate had undergone a "planned abdominal surgery" that was "successful."
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The statement went on to explain that she would be staying in the hospital for about 10 to 14 days and would then continue to recuperate at home, which makes the whole procedure sound quite serious. A surgery that requires such a long hospital stay afterward certainly isn't something to be taken lightly, after all. Check out how the news got out.