Prince William to return to work after taking time off for Kate’s surgery
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The Prince of Wales is to get back to work this week for a day of engagements before returning to his wife’s side.
The Prince, who has been off public duty since Jan 16 when the Princess of Wales went into hospital, will undertake an investiture on Wednesday at Windsor Castle, just down the road from home at Adelaide Cottage.
Later that evening, he will attend the London Air Ambulance annual fundraising gala in Central London, to show his support for first responders and medics.
The Princess is understood to be settled at home following her abdominal surgery, with the Prince’s decision to briefly leave her understood to be a positive sign for her continued recovery.
The two jobs are the only engagements of this week. Next week is half term, which the Prince will take off to spend with his three young children as has become the Waleses custom.
The Prince has been patron of London’s Air Ambulance since March 2020, after supporting the charity’s 30th anniversary in 2019. He also flew with the crew to launch the 30 Years Saving Lives campaign and met staff and patients from the service at a number of fundraising events.
His decision to go back to work suggests that the Princess of Wales is doing well in her recovery from planned surgery. He had said he would only return when she was settled and comfortable.
She is due to be out of the public eye until Easter, and will work from home on her Early Years project when she is able.
Princess making good progress, says Palace
The Princess was admitted to the London Clinic for a planned operation on Jan 16 and was discharged on Jan 29, almost two weeks later.
A Kensington Palace spokesman said at the time: “The Princess of Wales has returned home to Windsor to continue her recovery from surgery. She is making good progress.
“The Prince and Princess wish to say a huge thank you to the entire team at The London Clinic, especially the dedicated nursing staff, for the care they have provided.
“The Wales family continues to be grateful for the well wishes they have received from around the world.”
The Princess will be under the careful eye of royal doctors and can benefit from the London Clinic’s aftercare, which offers physiotherapists and a video check-up at home with a nurse specialist.
The family live in Adelaide Cottage in Windsor’s Home Park and are being supported by their staff, including loyal, long-standing nanny Maria Teresa Turrion Borrallo.
The Princess’s parents, Carole and Michael Middleton, and siblings, Pippa Matthews and James Middleton, are also expected to be hands-on in helping the family during her recovery.
