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according to TikTok users Kate Middleton has been out of the public eye because she is recovering from a BBL.

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Kate Middleton was not recovering from a BBL. She was out because of abdominal surgery, as stated in this video on YouTube.  https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ZPGnl2QvOyU.

She was diagnosed and went into emergency abdominal surgery in London.
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Kate Middleton was out of the public eye due to abdominal surgery and a cancer diagnosis. Kate Middleton being out of the public eye due to recovering from a BBL was only speculation spread through the app TikTok. https://www.harpersbazaar.com/celebrity/latest/a60009409/kate-middleton-abdominal-surgery-disappearance-explained/

https://www.vanityfair.com/style/story/prince-william-shares-kate-middleton-cancer-health-update

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Kate Middleton was out of the public eye for a prolonged period of time due to recovering from abdominal surgery. The Princess had been diagnosed with cancer and underwent emergency surgery.
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Kate Middleton was out of the public eye because of a cancer diagnosis that came after an abdominal surgery she had. She released a video discussing her absence in March.

https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Culture/kate-middleton-health-latest/story?id=107675286
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Tiktok is not a valid source for information, as anyone can post anything regardless of the validity of the information. This article from ABC News claims that she disappeared from the public due to a Cancer diagnosis and an emergency abdominal surgery, not a BBL.

 https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Culture/kate-middleton-surgery-photo-timeline/story?id=108017783
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