Kate Middleton and Prince William were supposed to make a trip to Italy in the spring of 2024. However, the conditional is now obligatory after the news of Kate's hospitalization for abdominal surgery. The rumor had bounced back after being launched by royal expert Rebecca English of the Daily Mail, who said there was no certain date.
Kate and William, rumors about the trip to Italy
Other rumors wanted Kate's presence in Rome on February 3 for Italy-England at the Olympic Stadium, the first match of the Six Nations Tournament 2024. She is the godmother of the English rugby federation (Union) and is always present at Twickenham Stadium (London) and often also in the stadiums of Dublin, Paris, Cardiff and Edinburgh that host the matches. She has often gone down to the locker room to greet the English players and also the opponents. Her husband William is instead patron of the Welsh federation (and the rugby rivalry between England and Wales is very strong).
The last visit of the royals in Italy
The last English royal to come to Italy was Prince Charles in 2019 for the canonization of Cardinal John Newman: on that occasion the then Prince of Wales visited Pope Francis in the Vatican. The Windsors have been missing from Italy since then and a visit in the spring of 2024 was highly anticipated. "We look forward to announcing the travel plans of the prince and princess in due course", Kensington Palace had commented.
The cancellation of official commitments
But now it seems that the couple's trips will have to wait: Kate Middleton has in fact undergone abdominal surgery, and in addition to staying in the hospital for about 2 weeks, she will then have to continue her convalescence at home. It is not expected that she will reappear in public before Easter according to the official statement released by the Palace.
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