Video that has emerged of the Prince and Princess of Wales visiting a farm shop in Windsor as she recovers from abdominal surgery saw her cut a casual figure in a black hoodie, leggings and trainers
The Princess of Wales was all smiles as she was filmed on an outing in Windsor amid her recovery from abdominal surgery.
Kate, 42, looked happy and chatty in a video showing her and Prince William visiting the Windsor Farm Shop on Saturday, a short drive from their Adelaide Cottage home on the grounds of Windsor Castle. Kate’s absence from public life, following abdominal surgery on January 16, has led to wild conspiracy theories on social media about her whereabouts and health. Details of her condition have not been disclosed but Kensington Palace previously said it was not cancer-related and that she would not resume public duties until after Easter.
Kate’s on-duty wardrobe usually sees her wear a range of smart dresses, business-like suits and classic high heels. But on her relaxed outing to the farm shop on Saturday, she opted for comfort wearing black leggings and black trainers.
And it seems the black hooded top that completed her casual look may have dropped a subtle hint about her and William’s plans for later that night. That’s because in the footage, obtained by The Sun, she was sporting an England Rugby Icon hoodie by the sports brand Umbro.
Of course, Kate is the patron of the England Rugby Football Union and is a known passionate supporter of the England Rugby Union team. And with the side being in action on Saturday taking on France in their final Six Nations game of 2024, could William and Kate have been stocking up on treats and supplies ahead of watching the match later that day? If so, it would have been hard watch for the Wales family as England lost 33-31.
Kate revealed in 2022 that she had taken on two royal rugby patron roles, which were previously held by Prince Harry. He had to give them up when he and wife Meghan Markle stepped down as working royals. She has attended several England international matches and just last year travelled to France to watch England take on Argentina and Fiji in the Rugby World Cup.
The princess is a long-time supporter of rugby and a known lover of a number of sports, a passion represented by her patronages of sports charities. Majesty Magazine editor-in-chief Ingrid Seward said: “By the time she left school, she could do practically any sport there was. She’s very athletic – much more than William. He is a very good swimmer like his mum, a rider and he played football and water polo.”
Meanwhile, William returned to work today with a trip to Sheffield, which focused on one of the cornerstone issues of his public work – homelessness. It came after footage emerged of the Princess of Wales out shopping at the weekend at a farm shop, after intense social media speculation about her whereabouts and health.
William’s only reference to his wife came after a participant at one of his engagements on Tuesday mentioned the importance of the early years of childhood, prompting the prince to say: “That my wife’s area. She needs to sit here” – referring to her Shaping Us campaign.
