Princess Kate will be ‘fraught & upset’ at ANOTHER breach of trust in hospital after cruel DJ prank, says Royal expert

PRINCESS Kate will be "fraught and upset" at another breach of her trust while she was in hospital after a cruel DJ prank, a royal author has claimed.

It was alleged that staff at The London Clinic tried to access the Princess of Wales's private medical records.

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Kate had surgery at the private hospital in central London on January 16 and was discharged almost two weeks later.

Royal editor of Majesty Magazine, Ingrid Seward, exclusively told The Sun that Kate will "be very upset" about the alleged data breach.

She continued: "Remember when Kate went into the King Edward VII hospital when she had severe morning sickness.

"One of the nurses accidentally put a prankster through to her and that was a terrible situation. In the end the the nurse committed suicide.

"So Kate is probably feeling extremely delicate about this sort of thing and I should think she's very, very fraught and upset about it.

"She's someone who's obviously used to being in the public eye, but she has undergone a very serious operation.

"We already knew that she would need a significant amount of time to recover from that operation.

"While that happens, she has to deal with all of this horrific speculation and conspiracy theory trolling online.

"That's got worse and worse and worse. She made a mistake with the Mother's Day picture trying to do the right thing.

"You know, it didn't go according to plan. But then the trolling increased."

A previous privacy breach relating to the princess's health ended in tragedy.

Mel Greig, 36, was at the centre of the 2Day FM radio controversy when she pretended with co-host Mike Christian to be the Queen and Charles in 2012.

They phoned the private King Edward VII hospital in London and got through to nurse Jacintha Saldanha, who was duped into transferring their call to Kate's ward.

At the time Kate was being treated at the facility for severe morning sickness during the pregnancy of Prince George, and mum-of-two Jacintha was left distraught over her error.

Tragically the nurse was found dead two days after the incident.

It comes after the chief executive of The London Clinic broke their silence.

Al Russell said "all appropriate investigatory, regulatory and disciplinary steps will be taken" when looking at alleged data breaches.

In a statement, he continued: "Everyone at the London Clinic is acutely aware of our individual, professional, ethical and legal duties with regards to patient confidentiality.

"We take enormous pride in the outstanding care and discretion we aim to deliver for all our patients that put their trust in us every day.

"We have systems in place to monitor management of patient information and, in the case of any breach, all appropriate investigatory, regulatory and disciplinary steps will be taken.

"There is no place at our hospital for those who intentionally breach the trust of any of our patients or colleagues."

Kate's absence from public life, after her surgery, has led to wild conspiracy theories on social media about her whereabouts and health.

The Sun released footage of Kate out shopping with the Prince of Wales at the weekend at the Windsor Farm Shop close to their Adelaide Cottage home in the grounds of Windsor Castle.

The royal couple also spent Sunday morning watching Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis taking part in a sporting event.

The online speculation increased after irregularities were spotted in a Mother's Day photograph of Kate and her children, which led to the princess admitting to "editing" the image and apologising for any "confusion" caused.

It was reported at the weekend that the princess may speak about her health during public engagements which are not expected to resume until after Easter.

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