Kate Middleton has been seen in public for the first time since her "scheduled abdominal surgery" two months ago and people are freaking out about her health even more. Following weeks of unrelenting online speculation, and even conspiracy theories, about the Princess of Wales' health and whereabouts, TMZ published images of the 42-year-old in a car with her mother near Windsor Castle. She was last seen in public around Christmas as she has been recuperating from surgery.
ABC News reported that “the photograph was not released or authorized by Kensington Palace” but upon closer inspection, the photo credit lists Backgrid, a news agency that often works with celebrities to shoot planned paparazzi photoshoots. Cue the wild theories: Just to put it in perspective, those on the left are recent pap pics of Kate Middleton driving a car. That pic on the right is allegedly her sitting in a car today. The difference in image quality is not an accident.