Kate Middleton has not been seen in public for 2 months and conspiracy theories are wild

Where is Kate Middleton? The British royal’s uncharacteristic disappearance from the public eye has sparked a host of conspiracy theories, each one wilder than the last.

Of course, the ‘disappearance’ is not unexplained – in a statement shared on January 17, the Royal Family had announced that the Princess of Wales had undergone a planned abdominal surgery and would return to public duties only after Easter. Despite this, royal fans are not convinced that all is well with Kate Middleton.

“You’re telling me that Kate Middleton—the same woman who posed outside the hospital like a freaking supermodel mere hours after giving birth—suddenly requires months of recovery before showing her face?” one X user succinctly put it.
Thousands of others have taken to social media to share their own theories as to why Kate, 42, has not been seen for two months. In fact, the last time the Princess of Wales was seen in public was December 2023, when she and her husband, Prince William, took their three children to a church service on Christmas.

In the last few days, the conspiracy theories have suddenly exploded online. Take a look:

The theories only gained momentum after author Rachel Hawkins commented on the matter.

“[I have] spent years eyeball deep in Weird Royal Research for the Royals books, and everything that is happening with Kate M is indeed very, very weird. Unprecedented, even,” she wrote in now-deleted tweets, as reported by news.com.au