Kate Middleton came home to a warm welcome back at Windsor from her family, as she’s finally left The London Clinic following her abdominal surgery. The Princess of Wales spent almost two weeks at the central London private hospital and will now stay at the family’s Adelaide Cottage home to recover.

Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis were said to have given her an extraordinary welcome – just like the three royal children received from the entire country when they were born.

However, when William and Kate’s firstborn son and future king, Prince George, was born, Kate Middleton didn’t just feel extremely happy. In fact, when she was to present him to the world for the first time, the princess was reportedly terrified of what was to come.

Kate Middleton is finally back home after spending two weeks at the London Clinic following her planned abdominal surgery.

She will now recover at her and Prince William’s home at Adelaide Cottage in Windsor and spend quality time with their children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis.

Kate Middleton recovers at home from surgery

“The Princess of Wales has returned home to Windsor to continue her recovery from surgery. She is making good progress,” Kensington Palace said in a statement released Monday. “The Prince and Princess wish to say a huge thank you to the entire team at The London Clinic, especially the dedicated nursing staff, for the care they have provided.”

The statement continued, “The Wales family continues to be grateful for the well wishes they have received from around the world.”

“Based on the current medical advice, she is unlikely to return to public duties until after Easter.”

Prince William was said to have visited his wife almost every day while she stayed at The London Clinic. However, reports have stated that neither Prince George nor his two siblings, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, visited their mother.

Kate is finally back home and able to spend quality time with her children. She got quite a welcome from George, Charlotte, and Louis. US Magazine reports that while they didn’t visit their mother at the hospital, the three children have been very hands-on since she returned home.

A source told the news outlet: “They’ve all made her some ‘get well soon’ cards along with some of her favourite snacks.”

Kate Middleton left the private clinic earlier this week via a private exit, the same one she reportedly used to arrive there several weeks ago.

Kate Middleton recalls “terrifying” moment after giving birth to George

Meanwhile, King Charles used the main exit when he left The London Clinic after undergoing treatment for an enlarged prostate.

Kate isn’t shy of the spotlight; as a royal, that would surely be challenging.

Despite this, there have been other times when she has apparently found it “terrifying.”

In July 2013, William and Kate welcomed their firstborn son, George. The world was waiting for the exciting announcement that he had been born, not only because it was a royal baby but a future king.

Outside of the Lindo Wing in Paddington in London, just hours after he was born, Prince George made his first public appearance in front of a huge crowd. But leaving the hospital was, according to Kate, “terrifying.”

Speaking on Giovanna Fletcher’s podcast Happy Mum, Happy Baby, the Princess of Wales was asked how it was to welcome a life into this world while she knew there were thousands of people wanting to know about it and to see the young boy.

“Yeah, slightly terrifying, slightly terrifying, I’m not going to lie. I like to decompartmentalize – what’s the word – compartmentalize, yes, the whole thing.” She also explained that she decided to follow in her late mother-in-law Diana’s footsteps and pose on the hospital steps with her little bundle of joy, as per the Mirror.

“Everyone had been so supportive, and both William and I were really conscious that this was something that everyone was excited about, and you know we’re hugely grateful for the support that the public had shown us, and actually for us to be able to share that joy and appreciation with the public, I felt was really important.”

“I was really desperate to get home”

The Princess of Wales continued, “But equally it was coupled with a newborn baby, inexperienced parents, and the uncertainty of what that held, so there were all sorts of mixed emotions.”

Further, Fletcher asked Kate if she remembered how long she had between giving birth to George and later posing on the Lindo Wing steps.

“Oh my gosh, I can’t remember. Everything goes in a bit of a blur,” Kate replied.

She concluded, “I think, yeah, I did stay in hospital overnight. I remember it was one of the hottest days and nights with huge thunderstorms, so I didn’t get a huge amount of sleep, but George did, which was really great. I was keen to get home because, for me, being in hospital, I had all the memories of being in hospital because of being sick so it wasn’t a place I wanted to hang around in. So, I was really desperate to get home and get back to normality.”

Prince George’s birth was, of course, a huge happening, and just like for anyone, knowing the newborn’s name is always exciting. And when it comes to future kings, it sure is something special.