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Health Minister Maria Caulfield said police were involved in the investigation, in addition to the watchdog.
“Whether they take action is a matter for them,” she told LBC radio.
“But the information commissioner can also take prosecutions. So there are particularly hefty implications if you are looking at notes for medical records that you should not be looking at.”
Kensington Palace has given little detail about Catherine’s condition beyond saying that it wasn’t related to cancer, that the surgery was successful and that recuperation would keep the princess away from public duties until at least Easter.
Even though that time has not elapsed, the princess’ absence from public view has fuelled speculation, rumour and conspiracy theories.
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On March 10, Kensington Palace released a photo of Catherine and her children George, Charlotte and Louis to coincide with Mother’s Day in the UK.
The move backfired when all major international news agencies retracted the picture because it appeared to have been manipulated, fuelling even more conjecture.
Kate issued a statement acknowledging she liked to “experiment with editing” and apologising for any confusion the photo had caused.
A second image that also included the Queen Elizabeth prior to her death, has also been recalled.
The gossip has not been quelled by footage published by The Sun and the TMZ website that appeared to show William and Catherine visiting a farm shop near their Windsor home on the weekend.
The video sparked a new flurry of rumour-mongering, with some armchair sleuths refusing to believe the woman in the video was the princess.
The Sun newspaper’s coverage of William and Kate’s reported outing in Windsor on the weekend.Credit: AP
Nelson Silva, a local resident who said he shot the footage, told The Sun that conspiracy theorists were “delusional.”
“I’m not so much shocked that these comments have continued – I’m just confused how exactly they can continue,” he was quoted as saying.
“This is a video clearly showing her and William. I saw them with my own eyes.”
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