Kate Middleton return home fills royal family’s ‘void,’ Prince William will wait on her ‘hand and foot’: expert

Kate Middleton’s long-awaited return from the hospital no doubt fills the royal family’s “void” as it’s one step closer to their return to normality, according to King Charles III’s former butler.

The Princess of Wales, 42, was discharged from the London Clinic on Monday morning after recovering from her abdominal surgery for a total of 13 days following her hospitalization on Jan. 16.

She was whisked away to Adelaide Cottage in Windsor where she was reunited with Prince William and their three children.

She will continue recovering there behind closed doors until after Easter, and according to former royal butler Grant Harrold, the Princess’s return will see William step up even more than he has already done.

“Like any family, it’s always wonderful when a loved one is able to come back home. I’m sure the kids are really excited to have Kate back,” Harrold exclusively told The Post.

“It will also be great for William because when your partner or your loved one isn’t home, it leaves a void.”

“The fact that Kate is back home, behind closed doors, it’ll mean they’re able to return to some sense of normality,” he added.

William, who had hit the brakes on his official engagements while Kate was in the hospital, is expected to resume his official duties once the Princess settles in back at home.

Royal sources say Kate’s return to official duties “will depend on medical advice closer to the time.”

Harrold, who worked for Charles for seven years when he was the Prince of Wales, says William will no doubt be waiting on Kate “hand and foot.”

“He’s a very caring, very loving kind of character and I noticed that a lot when I spent time with them both back in the day,” Harrold recalled. “I’ve no doubt that wouldn’t have changed, William will make sure Kate is cared for and that she has a quick recovery.”

“The sooner her recovery, I’m sure the sooner the pair will get back to carrying out their royal duties together, which is something that I think they enjoy,” he shared, adding that the Waleses “enjoy their working life together.”

“I think they’ll be keen to get back to normal with it,” he said, adding that the pair do not have a large household at their Windsor residence.

“There won’t be a huge team there on hand, it’ll be her husband who’ll mainly be doing that, helping her to get back onto her feet.”

Since news of Kate’s health woes came to light, Kensington Palace has contacted the Princess’ 30 charities to postpone and reschedule engagements.

Following Prince William’s brief visit to the hospital on Jan. 18, Kate had reportedly kept in touch with her three children — Prince George, 10, Princess Charlotte, 8, and Prince Louis, 5 — via FaceTime.

Last week, it was reported that the Princess didn’t tell those close to the royal family about her surgery.

Instead, she reportedly kept the news hush-hush within her circle.

Kate’s father-in-law King Charles, for his part, was also discharged from the London Clinic Monday after being admitted three days ago for treatment of an enlarged prostate.