UK hospital worker tried to sell Princess Kate records

A healthcare professional at the private hospital where Kate, Princess of Wales, had surgery in 2024 tried to sell “highly sensitive personal information” believed to be her medical records, the UK data watchdog said.

The Information Commissioner’s Office launched an investigation in March 2024 into whether staff tried to access medical records at the London Clinic where Kate, wife of heir to the throne Prince William, had abdominal surgery two months earlier.

In a statement on Wednesday, the ICO said its criminal investigation had concluded and it had now found that a former healthcare professional deliberately misused sensitive information in a bid to disclose it for financial gain.

While Sky News reported that the case involved Kate, the ICO declined to comment on who specifically the recordings belonged to.

The office of Kensington Palace declined to comment.

Kate, 44, underwent surgery for an unspecified condition during her hospital stay.

A few months later, he announced that he would undergo chemotherapy after tests revealed that an unspecified type of cancer was present.

The ICO said it had issued a formal warning about the offense and found no wider fault at the London Clinic, one of Britain’s largest private hospitals, which also treated King Charles.

Kate said last year that she was recovering and had returned to public duties, making her first official overseas visit since receiving treatment when she traveled to Italy last month.