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• Kate Middleton was admitted to the hospital for a "planned abdominal surgery" last week, but it wasn’t known to insiders ahead of Kensington Palace's Jan. 17 announcement, royal experts suggested to Fox News Digital..
• "CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTERAnderson believes that the princess’ surgery, due to which the palace says she won’t return to royal duties until after Easter, is clearly more of a "genuine health crisis" than a "minor procedure..
• ""Just because surgery was ‘planned’ doesn't mean it's routine," he added, suggesting: "The two-week hospital stay and the long recovery period leave no doubt that this was a major medical issue of some sort..
• "Original article source: Kate Middleton’s planned surgery was not shared with royal insiders ahead of hospitalization, experts say.
• Had Charles entered the hospital for a ‘planned surgery’ without further explanation, you can be sure there would have been an uproar..
• CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSHe said that many royal observers have been concerned about the effect a "medical catastrophe" could have on a "slimmed down monarchy..