Royal news - live: Prince William visits Kate in hospital as Queen gives health update on King

The Princess of Wales is said to be “doing well” as she recovers from abdominal surgery, say Palace sources.

Kate, 42, was admitted to hospital on Tuesday and will remain at the London Clinic for the next 10-14 days.

Her condition has not been disclosed but the surgery has been a success, according to Kensington Palace.

She is expected to be away from public duties until at least Easter.

The King’s desire to share his diagnosis of an enlarged prostate will lead to a rise in men with symptoms of the condition seeking help, an expert has said.

It is understood Charles, 75, was keen to share his diagnosis, in order to encourage other men who may be experiencing symptoms to get checked in line with health advice.

One in every three men over the age of 50 will have symptoms of an enlarged prostate including needing to visit the toilet more frequently, with more urgency and have difficulty emptying their bladder.

The King is set to go to hospital to be treated for an enlarged prostate.

In a statement, Buckingham Palace said: “In common with thousands of men each year, The King has sought treatment for an enlarged prostate.

“His Majesty’s condition is benign and he will attend hospital next week for a corrective procedure. The King’s public engagements will be postponed for a short period of recuperation.”

According to the Telegraph, Kate was not rushed to the hospital but aides were still planning for her trips and future engagements as recently as the end of last week.

The paper added the timing of King Charles’s Wednesday health announcement, which was made 90 minutes after the palace revealed the princess had undergone surgery, was a coincidence.

The king only decided to announce his benign prostate condition just hours after receiving his diagnosis following a check-up appointment earlier this week.

The nature of the Princess of Wales’ condition is still unknown although Kensington Palace confirmed it was not cancer-related.

Reports say Prince William wants to continue taking Prince George, ten, Princess Charlotte, eight, and five-year-old Prince Louis to school whilst Kate recovers in hospital to create a sense of normality for their children.

Kate’s parents and siblings Pippa Matthews and James Middleton are already rallying round to help prepare her recovery at her home in Windsor, which is close to their own homes.

Prince William will also have the help of their nanny, Maria, and Kate’s parents, Michael and Carole Middleton who have regularly held sleepovers for their grandchildren.

Double amputee Tony Hudgell, 9, who counts Kate as a ‘number one supporter’ has issued a message of goodwill to the Princess of Wales as she spends her third night in hospital recuperating from abdominal surgery.

His mother Paula Hudgell said: “She is very special to us. She has been absolutely wonderful and has been a number one supporter through Tony’s fundraising and everything with the hospital.”

She added: “Get well soon, but take your time.

“We all try to think we are superwoman, especially when we have got children.

“She needs to take her time and not rush back to things. Take each day as it comes.”

The youngster from Kent, has raised more than £1.8 million for charity since he was five, including £500,000 that went to a children’s surgery unit officially opened by Kate last month.

Here’s everything we know about the hospital where the Princess of Wales is receiving treatment:

The London Clinic was officially opened by the then-Duke and Duchess of York in 1932, the future King George VI and his wife Queen Elizabeth.

It was the brainchild of a group of Harley Street doctors, who set out to plan a new nursing home using the highest medical standards of the day, and its website says it was “founded on the principles of providing excellence in one place”.

Chiara de Biase, director of support and influencing at Prostate Cancer UK, said: “We’re thankful to the King for sharing that he is to be treated in hospital next week for an enlarged prostate.

“Raising awareness of prostate health is very important and already we are seeing that compared to the same 24-hour period last week, the number of people completing Prostate Cancer UK’s online risk checker is up by over 97% - increasing from 3,280 to 6,478.”

The King is set to go to hospital to be treated for an enlarged prostate.

According to the NHS, benign prostate enlargement (BPE) is “the medical term to describe an enlarged prostate, a condition that can affect how you pee”. The prostate is a small gland in the pelvis, found between the penis and the bladder.

It’s not cancerous, nor does it increase your risk of developing prostate cancer.

It’s common in men over the age of 50 – it can affect younger men, but that is a lot rarer.