Following her recent appearance at the Wimbledon men’s final, Kate Middleton seemed to be taking a definitive step forward in her recovery from cancer. However, not all is as it seems.

The Princess of Wales has spent much of 2024 undergoing cancer treatment and has stepped out in public only a couple of times — the latest being 10 days ago, to greet Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic after they contested the men’s championship at Centre Court. But events across the Atlantic Ocean have given the royal family pause amid fears for their safety.

Kate and the royals spooked by Trump shooter

On July 13 — the day before Kate returned to rapturous applause at Wimbledon — former US president Donald Trump survived an assassination attempt at his rally in Pennsylvania. The alleged shooter, Thomas Matthew Crooks, had gathered plenty of information about Trump before attempting to gun him down — and he had researched other powerful figures, too.

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According to officials with the Secret Service and the FBI, Crooks — who died at the scene — had information stored on his phone and laptops about President Joe Biden…and about Princess Kate. Investigators said that Middleton had a prominent place in Crooks’ search history on his encrypted Samsung Android phone.

Investigators do not believe Crooks had plans in place to travel to the United Kingdom and attempt to assassinate Kate, but the revelation has prompted concern within the royal family as the princess continues her cancer battle. With King Charles III also “vulnerable” due to his own cancer battle, the royals will be more focused than ever on protecting their own