UK police asked to probe attempted breach of Kate medical records

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Police have been asked to investigate claims that a worker attempted to access the medical records of Catherine, Princess of Wales.

Princess Kate Middleton, wearing black sunglasses, seen in a black Audi SUV near Windsor Castle. Image: Instagram via @europeroyals

Details of her condition have not been released but her Kensington Palace office previously said it was not cancer-related and that the princess wished her personal medical information to remain private. “Unless you’re looking after that patient, or unless they’ve given you their consent, you should not be looking at patients’ notes,” she told LBC radio.A statement from London’s Metropolitan Police said it was “not aware of any referral… at this time”.The UK’s data protection watchdog meanwhile said it would examine the matter.

In a statement to the Mirror, The London Clinic said: “We firmly believe that all our patients, no matter their status, deserve total privacy and confidentiality regarding their medical information.”

 

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