Kate Middleton, who is showing remarkable progress after undergoing preventative chemotherapy, was taken aback by news of a possible privacy breach at a London hospital.
Several hospital employees, where Prince William's wife stayed for 13 days in January following abdominal surgery, are currently facing disciplinary action due to an alleged data breach.
Staff members suspected of attempting to access the future Queen's private medical records have not yet been referred to the police as the investigation continues.
It's suggested that some startling revelations may come to light during the probe, as staff allegedly sought information about Kate's diagnosis and treatment.
The hospital, which also treated King Charles for cancer, stated in March that any staff caught trying to access patient information would face disciplinary measures.
Princess Kate was informed about the potential breach, as patients are always notified if there are suspicions of unauthorized access to their medical records.
Despite Health Minister Maria Caulfield announcing in March that police had been asked to investigate, the case remains unresolved and the employees involved have yet to be scrutinized by authorities, according to the Mail on Sunday.
Sources have indicated that a possible breach could have been detected through a "decoy" tactic used for VIP patients, where real data is stored under a pseudonym and decoy data under the actual name.
Sam Smith of the health data privacy group MedConfidential noted that data breaches are "unfortunately common," and investigations can be lengthy.
Reports state that it is a criminal offense for healthcare staff to access a patient's private medical records without the consent of the organization's data controller.
