Kate had plastic surgery
I think Kate Middleton is having plastic surgery. Sometimes the simplest explanation is the easiest.
Whenever someone big leaves the public eye for a while, it's my assumption.
— Melissa Mackenzie (@MelissaTweets) March 15, 2024
An alternate theory suggests that Middleton never actual had abdominal surgery and that the procedure she actually underwent was plastic surgery—likely involving her face. This theory would appear to have two primary variants: 1) the surgery went fine but it will take a little time for her to recover from it and 2) the surgery went horribly awry and now Middleton has to hide from public life until the royals can figure out how to fix the surgery.