Kate Middleton released from hospital

London - Prince William's pregnant wife Catherine left a London hospital on Thursday, four days after she was admitted for treatment for acute morning sickness, an AFP photographer said.

Holding a bouquet of yellow flowers and wearing a dark coat, Kate smiled at waiting media as she left the private King Edward VII Hospital with her husband.

St James's Palace said in a statement that she was now heading to Kensington Palace for a period of rest.