THE there are two announcements arrived one after the other, within 90 minutes. First the statement from Kensington Palace on the hospitalization and surgery that has already taken place for Kate Middleton, who is now forced to remain in a London clinic for at least two weeks. A few minutes later, another surprise announcement arrives, this time from Buckingham Palace: King Charles III will also be hospitalized next week to receive treatment for an enlarged prostate.
King Charles III is not in danger: not swelling And cancerous
The statement from Buckingham Palace specifies that Carlo’s pathology And benign and the 75-year-old sovereign will undergo a corrective procedure. Not C’there is a need to be alarmed. But the sovereign’s calendar of commitments And was immediately overhauled and a series of commitments scheduled for the next few weeks have been cancelled to allow him to rest and recover from treatment. Including a series of meetings and meetings with ministers and dignitaries scheduled for the next two days in one of the king’s Scottish seats, Dumfries House.
King Charles III wants to contribute to the fight against prostate cancer
Carlo himself would have insisted on making his condition public in order to push the English to undergo periodic checks, which are important for prevention and the effectiveness of treatments. But the unexpected will also worry him for another reason: the Royals are too few to dispose of the dozens of official daily commitments that he will not be able to complete.
The official portrait of King Charles III (Hugo Burnand – IPA)
Buckingham Palace finds itself with a big problem
With the cancellation of commitments by Kate Middleton, who will resume her Royal duties only after Easter, and the reduction of those of Prince William, who now wants to be close to his children, there is an air of crisis at court. If they are not there, who can take the place of the king which, for at least a couple of weeks, he will be unable to complete your schedule of commitments?
Will they ask Harry for help at court?
The current ones working Royal, capable of urgently representing the king in moments like this, they can now be counted on the fingers of one hand. The court relies on Princess Anne and the Dukes of Edinburgh, Edoardo and Sophie, already super busy. And the British media are showing some concern: will Buckingham Palace recall Harry from California?
For Carlo’s collaborators this will certainly be the last resort, but despite having no longer been tied to court duties for almost four years, the controversial Duke of Sussex is still officially one of the Councilors of State. And if he wanted he could still be called to take his father’s place.
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