Kate was pictured for the first time in months earlier this week (Picture: Karwai Tang/WireImage)
Prince William has broken his silence over the conspiracy theories that have spread rapidly across social media concerning his wife Kate Middleton’s health.
Royal fans have gone into a frenzy in recent weeks over the lack of pictures or updates on the Princess of Wales since she underwent abdominal surgery in January.
Memes and theories about her whereabouts have flooded that gap, with some urging the royal family to be more open.
However, Kensington Palace has repeatedly raised the princess’s right to privacy as she recovers from the procedure, details of which have not been made public.
Today, William gave a terse statement in response to US celebrity magazine People, which called on him to address the rumours about his wife’s condition.
A spokesperson said: ‘His focus is on his work and not on social media.’
Attention on the princess was focused this week by a series of events that were not sanctioned by the palace.
The first was a paparazzi shot of Kate in a car being driven by her mother Carole near Windsor Castle, which was published by US gossip site TMZ on Monday evening.
Catherine, Princess of Wales was seen for the last time in public with her family on Christmas Day at Sandringham Church (Picture: Samir Hussein/WireImage)
It was the first glimpse of her for two months – but many outlets in the UK refused to run the images out of respect for her privacy.
The following day, the British Army published a post on its website claiming the Princess of Wales would be attending the Trooping the Colour event in London on June 15.
This would be her first confirmed public engagement since the surgery in January.
However, it later emerged that the information had been posted without the approval of Kensington Palace, who said it was too early to confirm if she would be attending.
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