'Quite stressful': Princess of Wales' uncle provides update on Kate after first sighting in weeks
Kate Middleton's uncle, Gary Goldsmith, has spoken out about his royal niece's ongoing health battle.
Goldsmith revealed to The Sun that he's been talking to the Princess of Wales' mother, his sister Carole Middleton, to discuss her daughter's health.
"There's lots going on in the family [at the] moment. So she's spinning a lot of plates right now, it's quite stressful," Goldsmith told the publication.
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Kate was seen for the first time in weeks after her surgery. Getty
"So the last thing I'm going to do is bring any stress to them."
Carole, 69, was seen driving near Windsor Castle with the Princess of Wales in the passenger seat today, giving the public a glimpse at the royal for the first time since her abdominal surgery.
Goldsmith went on to discuss his admiration for Kate, admitting that the release of Prince Harry's Spare upset him.
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"[Kate] is beautiful on the outside, but she's more beautiful on the inside and she really is a doting mum...so the way the monarchy is moving, it's family-centric," he began.
"That's why I got so upset with Harry and Meghan because you don't put a stick into that spoke and reinvent history."
He continued: "I've got pretty miffed when they had a pop at my beautiful niece who couldn't say anything for herself.
Gary Goldsmith has just joined the new season of Celebrity Big Brother. Getty
The cover of Prince Harry's memoir Spare. Getty
"I think everyone felt the same about how much did we love Harry and then throwing your family under the bus just seemed inappropriate, especially what was happening with the Queen.
"I just thought it was totally unnecessary," he concluded.
The Princess of Wales continues to take a step back from her royal duties whilst she recovers. The palace said in a statement she won't return until after Easter at the earliest.
"Her Royal Highness The Princess of Wales was admitted to hospital yesterday for planned abdominal surgery. The surgery was successful and it is expected that she will remain in hospital for ten to fourteen days, before returning home to continue her recovery. Based on the current medical advice, she is unlikely to return to public duties until after Easter."
Until today, the last time we saw the Princess of Wales was on Christmas morning at Sandringham Church. Getty
The statement continued: "The Princess of Wales appreciates the interest this statement will generate. She hopes that the public will understand her desire to maintain as much normality for her children as possible; and her wish that her personal medical information remains private."
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"Kensington Palace will, therefore, only provide updates on Her Royal Highness' progress when there is significant new information to share."
"The Princess of Wales wishes to apologise to all those concerned for the fact that she has to postpone her upcoming engagements. She looks forward to reinstating as many as possible, as soon as possible."
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