Kate Middleton Is Suffering From ‘Intense Stress,’ Friends Say

Friends of Kate Middleton have blamed “intense stress,” including the fall-out from the various royal dramas involving Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, as being at least partly responsible for her absence from public life, and her need to spend several months recuperating from abdominal surgery. The friend told The Daily Beast: “She has been under incredible pressure for several years, and is now being harassed by the media over fuck-ups made by other people. The source said: “She and William have been under intense stress ever since Harry and Meghan left the family. A former staffer told The Daily Beast that Kate and William’s priority would now be protecting their children. Read more at The Daily Beast.