The UK`s information watchdog said it is assessing reports that hospital staff attempted to view Kate Middleton`s private medical records while the Princess of Wales was admitted for an abdominal surgery in London.

The private hospital in central London, The London Clinic, where the 42-year-old was treated in January is said to have launched its own investigation into the claims. According to a report in the `Daily Mirror`, at least one member of staff at the hospital had allegedly tried to access Princess Kate`s medical notes.