A former London Clinic healthcare worker has been formally cautioned by the Information Commissioner’s Office for deliberately misusing Princess Kate’s private medical records and offering to disclose them for money.

The implicated individual, believed to be a nurse who has since been struck off, appears to have been linked to attempts to access Kate’s notes during her January 2024 hospital admission for abdominal surgery.

The ICO concluded its criminal investigation under section 170(5) of the Data Protection Act 2018, noting deliberate misuse of highly sensitive personal information and an offer of disclosure for financial gain.

The broader royal calendar in 2026 includes engagements by King Charles, Queen Camilla, and Prince William, with other family members also making public appearances.

The London Clinic said there were no regulatory breaches by the hospital, and the ICO found no wider organisational failings requiring enforcement.

The ICO issued a formal warning to the clinic, determining the misconduct was not part of a broader systemic failure at the hospital.

The ICO deemed a formal caution appropriate and proportionate, with no additional organisational penalties identified for the London Clinic.

Sky News reported the case centered on Kate, but the ICO did not confirm whose records were involved, and Kensington Palace declined to comment.

The incident drew attention to patient confidentiality at the London Clinic, a facility known for treating high-profile individuals, and to regulatory oversight by the ICO and Nursing and Midwifery Council.

The maximum penalty for accessing medical records without consent is unlimited; there has been no reported civil claim by Princess Kate.

Princess Kate was hospitalized for abdominal surgery in January 2024, later diagnosed with an undisclosed cancer and underwent chemotherapy, with remission announced in January 2025.

Context notes indicate King Charles was diagnosed with cancer in 2024; Kate’s remission allowed her to resume royal duties in 2025–2026, with recent appearances at events like Royal Ascot.