Kensington Palace releases photo of Princess Kate following abdominal surgery

The Royal Family has released a photograph of Princess Catherine, the first since her abdominal surgery. The photo was taken in Windsor, earlier this week, by the Prince of Wales. The photo of Kate, pictured with her children, was released for Mother's Day. Along with the cute snap uploaded to Instagram, the Princess of Wales wrote: "Thank you for your kind wishes and continued support over the last two months. "Wishing everyone a Happy Mother's Day. C" The post comes after social media was flooded with conspiracy theories over her whereabouts as rumours about her health began to spiral. Last week unfounded online rumours were further fuelled when Prince William unexpectedly pulled out of a memorial service where he was expected to give a reading at the last minute.