The team representing Princess Catherine has addressed the speculation regarding the Princess of Wales' location after her abdominal operation in January.
The statement comes after social media users have not only started questioning the whereabouts of the Royal, but also begun making joking memes about her disappearance from the public eye.
Nevertheless, representatives for the future queen have assured the public that Princess Catherine is well.
"Kensington Palace clarified in January the expected recovery period for the princess and stated that we would only share important updates," her representative informed Page Six. "We continue to follow that directive."
The spokesperson emphasized that the Princess of Wales, aged 42, is "in good health."
As Princess Catherine progresses in her recovery, Prince William has returned to his public roles. However, he raised eyebrows once more by missing a royal commitment on Tuesday, citing "personal reasons" without further explanation.
Nonetheless, the palace reassured the public that the princess was once again "in good health" at that time.
The 41-year-old Prince of Wales made an appearance on Thursday at a synagogue in London, where he took part in an event combating antisemitism. "Both Catherine and I are deeply troubled by the increasing antisemitism," he conveyed to the attendees.
Middleton has been out of the public eye since Christmas Day, leading to rampant speculation online, with theories varying from cosmetic procedures to being in a coma.
When her surgery was announced, Kensington Palace stated that the mother of three would be hospitalized for up to two weeks and was not expected to return to her public roles until approximately Easter.
Kensington Palace said in a statement at the time: "Her Royal Highness The Princess of Wales was admitted to The London Clinic yesterday for planned abdominal surgery."
The statement continued: "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."
It added: "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.
"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."
Despite the timescale provided, this is not the first time officials have spoken out against rampant rumors.
Following Catherine's procedure, overseas journalist Concha Calleja claimed on the popular Spanish news program, Fiesta, that the princess was in a coma due to health complications, the Daily Mail reported.
The journalist, 59, said the medical team's "drastic" measures included putting Catherine in an induced coma, explaining: "There were serious complications that they didn't expect because the operation went well, but the post-operative period didn't go so well."
Calleja also alleged that Kate's recovery was "possibly going to require a bit of assistance, and I'm not just referring to her family," claiming that "an entire hospital" was being set up to support her at their Windsor home.
However, the Spaniard's claims - which were presented on the news channel and reported by other Spanish publications - were swiftly and vehemently denied by the furious palace, blasting it as "total nonsense".
"No attempt was made by that journalist to fact-check anything that she said with anyone in the household," a Palace source said, per The Mirror. "It’s fundamentally, totally made-up, and I’ll use polite English here: It’s absolutely not the case."
The Times added at the time that Palace officials were said to be "furious" and "angered" over the incorrect allegations.
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