Princess Kate seen out on weekend shopping trip

Following days of rampant speculation online after the royal family shared an altered family photo, Catherine, the Princess of Wales, was reportedly seen shopping over the weekend — an outing that was captured on video.

Following days of rampant speculation online after the royal family shared an altered family photo, Catherine, the Princess of Wales, was reportedly seen shopping over the weekend — an outing that was captured on video.

Until now, Kate hadn't been seen publicly since Kensington Palace announced in January that she'd had planned abdominal surgery. She was seen shopping Saturday not far from her home in Windsor, according to The Sun and TMZ, which published images of the outing.

Catherine, Princess of Wales on Nov. 15, 2023 in London.Samir Hussein / WireImage fileKensington Palace declined to comment, and a phone call to the Royal Farms Windsor Farm Shop seeking confirmation of the royal couple’s outing there wasn't answered late Monday.

Questions have been swirling around the princess, one of the British royal family's highest-profile members, since the January statement about her health, which didn't elaborate on the reasons for the procedure and added that she would be "unlikely to return to public duties until after Easter."

The noise grew louder this month after a photo of Kate and her three children that had been manipulated was shared on the royal family's social media accounts. Global news organizations issued a "kill notice" for the doctored image.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/princess-kate-middleton-video-shopping-rcna143973

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