Palace Denies Reports That Kate Middleton Was in a Coma After Abdominal Surgery: ‘Total Nonsense’

• A Spanish media outlet reported that Kate Middleton was in a coma and in “great danger” during her recent health scare.
• A palace source denounced the claims as “complete nonsense” and “completely fabricated”.
• The Princess of Wales is currently recovering at home in Windsor following abdominal surgery earlier this month.

The record is being set in Kate Middleton’s recent health scare.

Following the Princess of Wales’ abdominal surgery earlier this month, journalist Concha Calleja claimed on a popular Spanish news program Fiesta that Princess Kate (42) was in a coma due to complications, Time reported.

“The doctors had to make drastic decisions at that moment because of the complications that arose,” she said, according to Time. “The decision was to put her in an induced coma. They had to intubate her. There were serious complications that they didn’t expect because the surgery went well, but the post-operative period didn’t go so well.”

Calleja reported that Kate’s life was in “great danger” after the operation and that “virtually the entire hospital” was set up in the royal home for the recovery process. Other Spanish media also picked up the report.

However, a palace source strongly denied the claims, PEOPLE understands.

“It’s total nonsense,” a palace source said Time. “That reporter made no attempt to fact-check anything she said with anyone in the household. It’s basically, totally made up, and I’m going to use decent English here: that’s absolutely not the case.”

Kate Middleton visits the Windsor Family Hub on June 6, 2023.

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Kensington Palace announced on January 17 that the Princess of Wales had undergone “scheduled abdominal surgery” at a London clinic the previous day. Although her diagnosis was kept secret, it is known that she is not cancerous.

The palace added that the operation was “successful” but her recovery will require her to stay in hospital for up to two weeks. After 13 days in a London clinic, Princess Kate returned home to Windsor on Monday, where she will continue her recovery. He is not expected to return to royal duties until after Easter, the palace said.

“The Princess of Wales appreciates the interest this statement will generate. She hopes the public will understand her desire to maintain as much normalcy as possible for her children; and her wish for her personal medical information to remain private,” Kensington Palace said in its initial statement on health news. “Kensington Palace will therefore only provide updates on Her Royal Highness’s progress when there is significant new information to share.”

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Prince William will take some time away from royal duties to help his family during his wife’s recovery.

Prince William and Kate Middleton at a state banquet at Buckingham Palace on November 21, 2023.

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King Charles also underwent a medical procedure this month, seeking treatment for an enlarged prostate.

Royal author Robert Hardman tells PEOPLE exclusively, “Both in the case of the princess and the king, this shows a handling of very personal, very delicate things that you wouldn’t have seen in the past. That would be a much more cautious response. It shows that they’re adapting to the times.”

“Yes, the public has the right to know some things, but not everything,” he adds.

King Charles and Kate Middleton in 2021. CHRIS JACKSON/POOL/AFP via Getty

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