‘Panic’ over Kate Middleton’s health after her sudden no-show at Ascot

Publicly Kensington Palace sought to downplay Kate Middleton s last-minute decision Wednesday to pull out of making an appearance at the Royal Ascot horse-racing festival But behind the scenes palace insiders revealed to the Daily Beast that the sudden decision by Catherine the Princess of Wales to withdraw from such a high-profile event set off a real sense of panic and concern about a realizable downturn in her wellbeing It was just six months ago that the future queen mentioned she was in remission from an unspecified form of cancer which had kept her from attending Ascot and various other royal events last year To observers Kate seemed well enough at Trooping the Color on June and Garter Day on June As of noon Wednesday according to The Telegraph Kate was still on the carriage list expected to ride with Prince William But she canceled less than an hour later WINDSOR ENGLAND - JUNE Prince William Prince of Wales and Catherine Princess of Wales attending the annual Order of the Garter Organization at St George's Chapel Windsor Castle on June in Windsor England Photo by Yui Mok - WPA Pool Getty Images Everyone was wandering around going What is going on a former courtier stated the Daily Beast One minute she was going and the next she wasn t This is one of the biggest days of the year in the royal calendar you don t just miss Ascot on a whim so there was a real sense of panic Related Articles How Tupac Shakur became an icon of political resistance and rebellion Eric Dane has reportedly ascertained love again as he battles ALS Prince Albert craved a secret love nest within six months of his wedding Nezza s Spanish anthem at SF Giants-Dodgers battle ignites debate over LA association s immigrant assistance Elio Pixar s new space movie comes from a true story of loneliness The former courtier who reportedly retains good links to Kensington Palace staff also declared The chaotic nature of the announcement was eerily reminiscent of the dark days of last year People were bewildered and worried The dark days of last year is a reference to those first four months in when there was a near total black-out on news about Kate s fitness following the stunning news in January that the seemingly healthy mother of three had undergone major abdominal surgery for a healthcare condition that Kensington Palace wouldn t reveal The palace also would only say that she would spend a lengthy and concerning two weeks in the hospital recovering from the surgery and miss out on a number of high-profile royal events for the foreseeable future For the next insufficient months the palace s refusal to say anything more about Kate s personal anatomical information led to growing worldwide speculation and wild internet conspiracy theories about her well-being with people wondering if she d left William had a nervous breakdown or was even dying Certainly in March Kate revealed herself via a recorded video that she had cancer though she wouldn t offer information about the form of cancer or her prognosis In September Kate revealed via another recorded video that she had finished preventative chemotherapy In January she followed up to say she was in remission To her credit the Daily Beast noted Kate warned the community that her plans for community appearances would be subject to change as she continues her recovery On Wednesday the palace appeared to follow her lead with sources saying she was disappointed to miss Ascot but that she was still trying to find balance between fulfilling royal duties and focusing on her long-term recovery Daily Mail columnist Richard Eden shared that William appeared to be in good spirits switching to ride in a carriage with King Charles III Queen Camilla and Prince Saud bin Khalid al-Saud a key member of Saudi Arabia s ruling family A friend of the princess sought to bolster the palace message message by telling the Daily Beast My understanding is that Kate was basically exhausted after Trooping the Color on Saturday and Garter Day on Monday and couldn t face it There are good days and bad days as she herself has very candidly commented Another friend similarly informed Eden Catherine knows she should not overdo things She is grateful that her recovery has gone well but things have not been plain sailing The Telegraph stated that Kate has gradually increased her workload in contemporary months but has made clear that her More in the last few days she has gradually been increasing her workload but has made clear that her focus remains on her strength