Royal news – live: First photo of Kate released after abdominal surgery as Princess of Wales' 'eyes return'

The first official photograph of the Princess of Wales since her abdominal surgery in January has been released.

Surrounded by her three children, the photo was posted online on the Prince and Princess of Wales's X page, with a message: “Thank you for your kind wishes and continued support over the past two months. Wishing you all a happy Mother's Day.”

Kate has been missing from the public eye since her operation, leading to unprecedented speculation about her whereabouts.

Body language experts have had their say on the first official photograph of the Princess of Wales released since her abdominal surgery in January.

Surrounded by her three children, the photo was posted online on the Prince and Princess of Wales's X page, with a message: “Thank you for your kind wishes and continued support over the past two months. Wishing you all a happy Mother's Day.”

Speaking exclusively to FEMAIL, Judi James said 42-year-old Kate Middleton's style choice showed her “relaxed happiness”.

“There are many reassuring non-verbal messages here of continuity, relaxed happiness and even increasingly restored good health, as well as some even more revealing ones of shared emotion,” Judi said.

“The pose itself, the style and the colors chosen seem deliberately traditional and even characteristic of the family.

“This is the kind of photograph that the Welsh have posed for before, with mixes of blues, greens and purples of Fairisle stitch and squares that seem to announce that very little has changed and that order and continuity have thankfully been restored,” he added.

Armed officers arrested the man at the scene on suspicion of criminal damage and he was taken to hospital, the Metropolitan Police said.

Scotland Yard said his car “collided with the doors” of the royal residence at 2.30am on Saturday.

There were no reports of injuries, a force spokesman said, adding that investigations were underway to establish the circumstances of the incident.

Wooden scaffolding has been temporarily erected outside the King's home while repairs are carried out.

Lady Kitty Spencer announces the birth of her first child in a touching Mother's Day post.

Keeping the sex and name of the newborn a secret, Kitty wrote: “It is the joy of my life to be your mom, little one. I love you unconditionally. Happy Mother's Day to those who celebrate today.”

Lady Katherine “Kitty” Eleanor Spencer, niece of the late Diana, Princess of Wales, married fashion entrepreneur Michael Lewis in 2021.

The aristocrat is the eldest son of Charles Spencer, the 9th Earl Spencer and Victoria Lockwood. He has been a professional model since 2015, when he debuted in the December issue of tatler.

Details of the Princess of Wales' condition have not been revealed, but Kensington Palace previously said it was not related to cancer and that Kate wished her personal medical information to remain private.

The future queen, 42, was last pictured in public during a Christmas Day walk in Sandringham, Norfolk.

Kate is not expected to return to her official duties until after Easter, and William, 41, had temporarily stepped back from his royal role to juggle caring for her and their children.

He held his first public engagements since his surgery in early February.

Kate's parents, Carole and Michael Middleton, and her siblings, Pippa Matthews and James Middleton, were expected to help the Welsh.

The first photograph of the Princess of Wales following her abdominal surgery has been published, as she thanked the public for their support.

The photo of Kate and her children, taken by the Prince of Wales in Windsor earlier this week, was posted on social media to mark Mother's Day.

A driver crashed his vehicle into the gates of Buckingham Palace last night (Saturday, March 9), as footage shows.

Dramatic footage shows armed police surrounding the driver, who is on his knees shouting “keep your hands on your head.”

Officers intervened after the vehicle crashed into the main entrance doors of the royal residence in Westminster, central London.

The Metropolitan Police said a man had been arrested on suspicion of criminal damage.

A witness to the incident, who wanted to remain anonymous, said he saw the scene unfold around 2:30 a.m. after hearing “a loud bang.”

“I heard a loud bang, I looked and the car had crashed into Buckingham Palace,” he said.

He added: “The police arrived on the scene quite quickly, they took the man out and arrested him.”

Meghan Markle denounced the “toxicity” of social media during a keynote panel at the South by South West (SXSW) festival in Texas on International Women's Day.

Deadline reports that Markle used her time to highlight the detrimental effect social media can have on women.

The King has awarded his brother, the Duke of Edinburgh, the highest honor in Scotland as four new images of him are released to celebrate his 60th birthday.

Prince Edward received the Order of the Thistle as a personal gift from the King that did not require advice from the prime minister.

The other three new recipients of the order are anthropologist Professor Dame Sue Black, distinguished lawyer Baroness Helena Kennedy and Scotland's first black professor, Sir Geoff Palmer.