The royal family shared the terrible diagnosis last February. King Charles III is suffering from cancer, detected following a prostate operation. It is a chemotherapy treatment that the sovereign has been following for several weeks. And for the first time, the king raised the subject publicly during an official visit.
This is an announcement that no one expected. On February 5, Buckingham Palace revealed in a press release that King Charles was suffering from cancer. The disease was detected during an operation the monarch underwent for an enlarged prostate. The nature of the illness was not specified but chemotherapy treatment was directly administered to William and Harry’s father, with the aim of curing it.Long weeks of silence followed this announcement, punctuated by a few brief appearances by Charles and Camilla to attend Sunday masses at Sandringham. We will then not know more about the illness, with the exception of the cancer which also affects Kate and which was announced through a video by the Princess of Wales published on March 22.
It seems that the state of health of King Charles III is nevertheless improving. Camilla Parker Bowles’ husband has returned to royal duties, after putting pressure on his staff. His outings are certainly measured and well chosen, but the king could not be happier to be able to reconnect with the public and the official commitments that his role entails. This Monday, May 13, it was in the company of his eldest son William that Charles III made a new appearance. Father and son went to the Army Aviation Center in Middle Wallop.
Chemotherapy publicly mentioned by Charles for the first time
It’s been a long time since William and his father Charles III met face-to-face for an official outing. The king officially handed over to his son the role of colonel-in-chief of the Army Air Corps (a position held by Harry until his departure from the royal family) in front of the other soldiers on the base. One of them, veteran Aaron Mapplebeck, spoke very intimately with Charles as reported by The Sun.
He too went through the illness box. Affected by cancer, he underwent nine weeks of intensive chemotherapy just last year to treat testicular cancer. A year after his treatment ended, he spoke about the side effects the protocol can have on a person. He notably revealed that the loss of taste was part of it. A point visibly confirmed by the king himself, who had never before spoken in public about the treatment of chemotherapy. We can’t wait for him to talk about his remission…
The relationship between Charles III and Prince William has never been stronger and the King of England proved it again this Thursday, July 11, during an event where the two men were together.
Prince Harry’s choice in March 2020 to put an end to his obligations to the royal family has at least had one positive effect, the rapprochement between Charles III and his eldest son, Prince William. The two men have always been close, but since Meghan Markle’s husband decided to fly to the United States with his family, their ties seem to have become even closer. It must be said that the period is quite delicate for the English royal family, which has been struck twice by illness. Kate Middleton, Prince William’s wife, is suffering from cancer and for several months, she has only made rare public appearances. We saw her looking sublime for her return, dressed in white with her children during the Trooping the color event.
But she is not the only one to be affected by the disease since Charles III also faces cancer. After a long absence due to treatment, Queen Camilla’s husband is back in business and he seems in better shape than ever. This Thursday, July 11, he was in a place that he particularly likes, Wales, in the company of Prince William. The two men attended the 25th anniversary of the Senedd, the Welsh parliament and the son of the late Elizabeth II took the opportunity to show how much he cares for his eldest son. “I have had the great pleasure of seeing my son’s relationship with this special country (Wales) continue, and I even returned this week to Anglesey – Ynys Mon – a place that I know matters a lot for him,” explains Charles III.
Le Pays de Galles comme trait d’union entre les deux hommes
Le roi d’Angleterre, qui parle le gallois, a été prince de Galles pendant 64 ans, le plus long règne jamais enregistré. Un titre désormais porté par son fils et premier héritier du trône d’Angleterre. “C’est donc avec d’innombrables souvenirs et une fierté particulière que je me joins à toi pour réfléchir au dernier quart de siècle de l’histoire que nous avons partagée et [au futur] que tu as la grande responsabilité d’écrire dans le cadre de ton travail au sein de ce Senedd”, a poursuivi celui qui se lance dans un business insoupçonné et qui va lui rapporter gros.
Une belle preuve d’amour d’un père pour son fils de la part de Charles III.