King Charles III’s health is creating alarm among friends and the palace as he battles cancer.
“Speaking to friends of the king in recent weeks about his health, the most common response is … ‘It’s not good,’” Tom Sykes of the Daily Beast reported Thursday, April 25.
A friend of the monarch claimed Charles “is determined to beat it and they are throwing everything at it,” adding, “Everyone is staying optimistic, but he is really very unwell. More than they are letting on.”
Royal writer Tina Brown also hinted at the monarch’s health struggles, writing recently that Charles’ cancer has put Prince William and Kate Middleton “in frightening proximity to ascending the throne just when they had hoped for a span of years to parent their children out of the public eye.”
“The prospect of it, I am told, is causing them intense anxiety.”
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Sykes also stated that the king’s funeral plans, codenamed “Operation Menai Bridge,” are currently under evaluation.
According to the Daily Beast, a different paper is circulating that details what went well during Queen Elizabeth’s funeral in September 2022 and what may be done better the next time a queen dies.
All sources emphasised that royal funeral preparations are continually being reviewed. However, one former employee in particular admitted that Charles’ health issues had given his ambitions a new urgency.
“The plans have been dusted off and are actively being kept up to date,” the former staffer explained.
“It’s no more than what you would expect given the king has been diagnosed with cancer. But the circulation of them has certainly focused minds.”
Buckingham Palace confirmed in February that the king was diagnosed with cancer after undergoing surgery for a benign prostate enlargement.
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