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One year after Kate Middleton announced that she is in remission from cancer, some people are concerned for her health all over again. After the Princess of Wales showed up to a royal engagement last week wearing skinny jeans that accentuated her current figure, many of her critics are worried that she isn’t doing so well — and that her devoted following isn’t worried enough about her.
Kate made her first solo appearance of 2026.
Last week, Kate joined a charity group called Mind Over Mountains as they walked through nature, showing how therapeutic the great outdoors can be. Considering how often Kate has spoken about how spending time in nature has been very healing to her while going through treatment for cancer, it’s no surprise that she would be dedicated to a cause like this one — especially since mental health topics have always been close to her heart as well.
People are concerned that her health could be declining.
After seeing the footage and photos of Kate on the solo outing, some fans are worried for her health and didn’t waste time saying so in a post about the event on Reddit. She chose to wear a pair of slim fitting skinny jeans for the occasion, and some people believe that they only accentuate how small her legs have become.
“Her knee bones are the widest part of her legs. This is horrifying. She looks like she is dying,” one person wrote.
Another commenter added, “She has always been very slim, but yes she’s way too thin now. I’m surprised she wears clothes that emphasize how thin she has become.”
Others pointed out that discussing someone’s body is never helpful.
Regardless of what the cause might be for Kate’s smaller size, one person pointed out that the speculation about her body isn’t likely to be helpful for her anyway.
“If she does have an ED, I can’t imagine that all the speculation about it would be helping. And if she has other health issues, mental or physical, it still wouldn’t help,” they wrote. “Expressing concern online in situations like this is purely performative and more harmful than anything. If she’s going to get help, regardless of whether it’s for an ED or for other health problems, it’ll need to come from the friends and family close to her.”
Hopefully, Kate’s doing just fine. After the ups and downs she’s had with her health, there’s no doubt she and her family have been through a lot over the past couple of years.
