SOnly the best for Kate Middleton. The Princess of Wales, who has been hospitalized since Tuesday for abdominal surgery, is the latest English Royal to resort to the London Clinic. And who can blame her? The first class service offered by the luxurious clinic – which in the past had also hosted Prince Philip and Princess Margaret, as well as the American president JF Kennedy – is among the best iin Great Britain. A true five-star “hotel”.
A room with a butler for Kate Middleton
Located in the center of the British capital, in the elegant Marylebone district, these days the Clinic is under siege by journalists and photographers. But the managers of the London Clinic have made a real one available to the Princess of Wales suite, overlooking the greenery and located on a floor occupied, for safety reasons, only by you. Kate is followed by a team of doctors and nurses who do not care for other patients. And a private butler waits outside, ready to fulfill the princess’s every request.
And there’s a bed for William too
Prince William did not stay with his wife the night after the surgery, preferring to return home to her children George, Charlotte and Louis. But if she wanted to, she could have done it. The clinic provides not only an extra bed next to Kate’s, but also another room just for the prince. And this is for the entire two weeks that the princess will have to spend resting to recover from the surgery.
Two menus for Kate Middleton
The London Clinic is certainly not a typical hospital clinic. For starters, you eat very well. The kitchens operate under the guidance of starred chefswho often change the dishes included in the two menus available to the most important patients – one with light meals and the other with a la carte. Many exotic dishes, from ramen with mushrooms tabboulehbut also grilled steaks and cheese burgers and chips.
L’afternoon tea of the Royals also in hospital
It is served every afternoon a afternoon teathe traditional five o’clock tea, with sandwiches and pastries, much loved by the English Royals. Lunch and dinner consist of at least three courses and are prepared with seasonal ingredients, coming from the countryside and production centers not far from the capital, to have as little impact as possible on climate change.
The tAnd of the five of Carlo and Camilla, London, June 2021 (Getty Images)
In-room shopping for Kate Middleton
Among the services offered by the London Clinic there is also a concierge who books private flights, theater tickets and sporting events. What if the princess will want to do some shopping, the clinic managers will take care of it to bring the brands desired by the princess into the room, under the careful supervision of a personal shopper consulted previously.Everything is possible when the patient, Kate Middleton, is a future queen.
The (top secret) costs of a stay at the London Clinic
The costs of the services and treatments offered by the London clinic are decided based on individual cases. It is known, however, that an operation like the one Kate underwent on her abdomen can cost more than 10 thousand euros. For the entire stay, “exclusive packages” are offered at a fixed price which, depending on the pathology diagnosed and the treatment provided, include consultations with highly decorated doctors and cutting-edge tests. The English court spares no expense for the Princess of Wales, but mere mortals are also offered the possibility of paying in installments.
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