Kate
Middleton came home to a warm welcome back at Windsor from her family, as she’s
finally left The London Clinic following her abdominal surgery. The Princess of
Wales spent almost two weeks at the central London private hospital and will
now stay at the family’s Adelaide Cottage home to recover.
Prince
George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis were said to have given her an
extraordinary welcome – just like the three royal children received from the
entire country when they were born.
However,
when William and Kate’s firstborn son and future king, Prince George, was born,
Kate Middleton didn’t just feel extremely happy. In fact, when she was to
present him to the world for the first time, the princess was reportedly
terrified of what was to come.
Kate
Middleton is finally back home after spending two weeks at the London Clinic
following her planned abdominal surgery.
She
will now recover at her and Prince William’s home at Adelaide Cottage in
Windsor and spend quality time with their children, Prince George, Princess
Charlotte, and Prince Louis.
Kate
Middleton recovers at home from surgery
“The Princess of Wales has returned home to Windsor to continue her recovery
from surgery. She is making good progress,” Kensington Palace said in a
statement released Monday. “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
statement continued, “The Wales family continues to be grateful for the well
wishes they have received from around the world.”
“Based
on the current medical advice, she is unlikely to return to public duties until
after Easter.”
Prince
William was said to have visited his wife almost every day while she stayed at
The London Clinic. However, reports have stated that neither Prince George nor
his two siblings, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, visited their mother.
Kate
is finally back home and able to spend quality time with her children. She got
quite a welcome from George, Charlotte, and Louis. US Magazine reports that
while they didn’t visit their mother at the hospital, the three children have
been very hands-on since she returned home.
A
source told the news outlet: “They’ve all made her some ‘get well soon’ cards
along with some of her favourite snacks.”
Kate
Middleton left the private clinic earlier this week via a private exit, the
same one she reportedly used to arrive there several weeks ago.
Kate
Middleton recalls “terrifying” moment after giving birth to George
Meanwhile, King Charles used the main exit when he left The London Clinic after
undergoing treatment for an enlarged prostate.
Kate
isn’t shy of the spotlight; as a royal, that would surely be challenging.
Despite
this, there have been other times when she has apparently found it
“terrifying.”
In
July 2013, William and Kate welcomed their firstborn son, George. The world was
waiting for the exciting announcement that he had been born, not only because
it was a royal baby but a future king.
Outside
of the Lindo Wing in Paddington in London, just hours after he was born, Prince
George made his first public appearance in front of a huge crowd. But leaving
the hospital was, according to Kate, “terrifying.”
Speaking
on Giovanna Fletcher’s podcast Happy Mum, Happy Baby, the Princess of Wales was
asked how it was to welcome a life into this world while she knew there were
thousands of people wanting to know about it and to see the young boy.
“Yeah,
slightly terrifying, slightly terrifying, I’m not going to lie. I like to
decompartmentalize – what’s the word – compartmentalize, yes, the whole thing.”
She also explained that she decided to follow in her late mother-in-law Diana’s
footsteps and pose on the hospital steps with her little bundle of joy, as per
the Mirror.
“Everyone
had been so supportive, and both William and I were really conscious that this
was something that everyone was excited about, and you know we’re hugely
grateful for the support that the public had shown us, and actually for us to
be able to share that joy and appreciation with the public, I felt was really
important.”
“I
was really desperate to get home”
The Princess of Wales continued, “But equally it was coupled with a newborn
baby, inexperienced parents, and the uncertainty of what that held, so there
were all sorts of mixed emotions.”
Further,
Fletcher asked Kate if she remembered how long she had between giving birth to
George and later posing on the Lindo Wing steps.
“Oh
my gosh, I can’t remember. Everything goes in a bit of a blur,” Kate replied.
She
concluded, “I think, yeah, I did stay in hospital overnight. I remember it was
one of the hottest days and nights with huge thunderstorms, so I didn’t get a
huge amount of sleep, but George did, which was really great. I was keen to get
home because, for me, being in hospital, I had all the memories of being in
hospital because of being sick so it wasn’t a place I wanted to hang around in.
So, I was really desperate to get home and get back to normality.”
Prince
George’s birth was, of course, a huge happening, and just like for anyone,
knowing the newborn’s name is always exciting. And when it comes to future
kings, it sure is something special.
The
royal children at the top of the line of succession typically have three or
more names. For example, Charles is named Charles Philip Arthur George, William
is named William Arthur Philip Louis, and the late queen was named Elizabeth
Alexandra Mary.
Prince
George’s name was picked with help of family dog
The same goes for William and Kate’s three children: George Alexander Louis,
Charlotte Elizabeth Diana, and Louis Arthur Charles.
“The
further down the line of succession, the more likely you are to have a more
unique or untraditional name,” Carolyn Harris, author of Raising Royalty: 1,000
Years of Royal Parenting, said.
Thirdly,
the monarch always gets to know what the name will be before it is announced.
However, Queen Elizabeth – and, in the future, King Charles – didn’t have to
approve the name the parents chose.
When
Prince George was born, picking a name was tough, not least because it was
their first child. Therefore, Prince William and Kate Middleton decided to do
it in an un-royal fashion.
William
and Kate struggled to choose the name for their firstborn son. However, they
came up with a solution in the picking process. According to the Times, the
Prince and Princess of Wales brought in their dog, Lupo, who helped them choose
from the list of possible contenders.
After
putting all the possible names on scraps of paper and spreading them on their
floor, they let Lupo in and watched which piece of writing he went up to. The
English cocker spaniel picked George, and the case was closed.
Kate
Middleton got sick when pregnant with George – “rotten” condition put her in
hospital
Sadly, Lupo passed away in 2020.
“Very
sadly, our dear dog, Lupo, passed away. He has been at the heart of our family
for the past nine years, and we will miss him so much,” William and Kate shared
on social media.
Not
long after the Wales family says goodbye to Lupo, they welcomed a new cocker
spaniel puppy, Orla, into their lives. Prince William and Princess Kate decided
to adopt Orla from James Middleton, Kate’s brother, and have been a beloved
family member ever since. George, Charlotte, and Louis have a best friend on
four legs who will see the children grow up for many years.
While
Kate found it “terrifying” when George was born, the pregnancy was also
challenging.
In
2012, when she was pregnant with their firstborn son, she was diagnosed with
hyperemesis gravidarum, which is acute morning sickness. She had to go to the
hospital, an experience she recalled as “rotten.”
Kate
had the same experience when pregnant with Charlotte and Louis, and in 2014,
she had to cancel a royal tour because of her diagnosis.
Last
year, during a visit to the Orchards Centre in Kent, the Princess of Wales
decided to open up about her experience with acute morning sickness.
“I
was really sick”
As reported by Express, Kate spoke to a father whose wife went through the same
thing and told him: “I went through that. I know what that feels like.”
In
2020, Kate Middleton was a guest on Giovanna Fletcher’s podcast Happy Mum,
Happy Baby, speaking on her condition.
“[It
was] utterly rotten. I was really sick,” she said. “I wasn’t eating the things
I should be eating and yet the body was still able to take all the goodness
from my body and to grow new life, which I think is fascinating.”
“William
didn’t feel he could do much to help and it’s hard to see you’re suffering
without actually being able to do anything about it.”
Kate
Middleton added that she “quite liked” labor because she had felt bad during
her pregnancy.
“Because
actually, it was an event that I knew there was going to be an ending to,” she
explained. “But I know some people have really, really difficult times, so it’s
not for everybody. No pregnancy is the same, no birth is the same.”
Moreover,
Kate began meditating and deep breathing – which helped.
“I
saw the power of it really, the meditation and the deep breathing and things
like that, that they teach you in hypnobirthing, when I was really sick,” she
said. “I got very bad morning sickness, so I’m not the happiest of pregnant
people.”
The
podcast host Giovanna Fletcher later asked, “Have you had it every time or just
the first time?”
“Yes,
unfortunately,” Kate responded. “Lots of people have it far, far worse, but it
was definitely a challenge. Not just for me but also for your loved ones around
you – and I think that’s the thing – being pregnant and having a newborn baby
and things like that, impacts everybody in the family.”
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