In early 2024, the question on everyone's lips was "Where is Princess Kate?" The Princess of Wales announced she was undergoing a planned abdominal surgery in January, but as the weeks went on, her disappearance from public life raised questions (and attacks on the princess) on social media and in the press. As a royal editor, you can guarantee every time I went to a social gathering the first thing someone asked me was about Kate and whether she was alive/suffering from an eating disorder/some other wild conspiracy theory.
In March 2024, the Princess of Wales announced she'd been diagnosed with cancer, but her heartfelt video didn't put all of the vicious rumors to rest. In its latest issue, People magazine spoke to royal experts about how Princess Kate has recovered from her most challenging year yet.
