Kate Middleton has been filmed smiling alongside her husband Prince William during a visit to a farm shop in Windsor.
The Princess of Wales’ recovery from surgery appears to have progressed after footage obtained by The Sun showed her at the local business yesterday.
In the video she can be seen with her hair down, wearing a black jacket and leggings, chatting and carrying a large white bag.
The Windsor Farm Shop is a short drive from their Adelaide Cottage home in the grounds of Windsor Castle.
Nelson Silva, who saw the royal couple, told TMZ: “I noticed a couple choosing loaves of bread and the woman turned her face and I felt like I had seen the face before. It was familiar.
“I went to my car and as they came out of the shop, I just filmed them. I think they walked out through a gate out of the grounds. They just vanished and I didn’t see a car.
“Kate looked happy and relaxed. They look happy just to be able to go to a shop and mingle.
“Kate looked relieved, like it was a success going to a shop. It felt natural.”
The royal couple also spent yesterday morning watching Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis taking part in a sporting event, according to The Sun.
Their mother’s absence from public life, following abdominal surgery in January, has led to conspiracy theories on social media about her whereabouts and health.
Details of her condition have not been disclosed but Kensington Palace previously said it was not cancer-related and that she wished her personal medical information to remain private.
The online speculation increased after irregularities were spotted in a Mother’s Day photograph of Ms Middleton and her children, which led to the princess admitting to “editing” the image and apologising for any “confusion” caused.
The future British queen has been photographed in public twice since her operation.
In a picture published on 4 March, she was a front-seat passenger in a car driven by her mother, Carole Middleton, in the Windsor area.
She was also spotted sitting next to her husband in a chauffeur-driven car last Monday, when he attended the Commonwealth Day service in London and she was driven to a private appointment.
It was reported at the weekend that she may speak about her health during public engagements which are not expected to resume until after Easter.
The Sunday Times reported a source as saying: “They are at their most open when out interacting with members of the public and I can see a world in which the princess might discuss her recovery out on engagements. If she was going to do it, that’s how she would do it.”
