The week started with distressing news for the British royal family. The head of the family, and head of the Crown, Charles III, is suffering from a form of cancer, as announced by Buckingham Palace. To replace the sovereign, his wife, Camilla, and his sister, Anne, both carried out missions this week. And this Thursday, February 8, 2024, while she was on an official trip to Salisbury Cathedral, the Queen Consort gave news of her husband.
“Given the circumstances…”
She assured that the king “doing extremely well considering the circumstances“. And added: “He is very touched by all the letters and messages that the public has sent him from everywhere. It is most encouraging”.
Married since 2005, to the man who was her lover for a long time, since the 70s, Camilla Parker Bowles has finally become a real rock for the sovereign, as well as for the Crown. The British, initially very suspicious of the woman who was Lady Diana’s great rival, have dubbed her for many years now.
As for Charles, currently undergoing treatment for cancer, as explained in the official press release, he moved this Tuesday, February 6, 2024 to his country residence in Sandringham, in the East of England. If he still receives work there, via his red box, the sovereign will be absent from public life for an indefinite period.
Prince William with Kate Middleton
A few kilometers away, much closer to London, her beloved daughter-in-law, Kate Middleton, is also convalescing in Windsor, and will remain at Adelaide Cottage until next Easter, after an abdominal operation which is went well, and which was planned for the beginning of January. At his bedside and with the children, Prince William, who made 2 furtive appearances this week, has decided to also withdraw from public life.
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