King Charles III “has got to slow down a bit”, warns royal expert and biographer Robert Hardman. Buckingham Palace confirmed that the 75-year-old monarch had been diagnosed with “a form of cancer” on February 5.
The monarch, who is known for being a “workaholic”, is currently taking time away from public facing royal duties. Despite this, it has been reported that the King is still going to undertake stately duties during treatment.
Followng their stay at Clarence House, the King and Queen Camilla arrived at Sandringham earlier this afternoon.
Speaking to GB News, Mr Hardman said: “King Charles enjoys meeting the public, it’s going to be frustrating for him. You can never put too much on his plate, he has got to slow down a bit.”
Speaking of the monarch’s role, Mr Hardman stated that the “constitutional side of his duties are unaffected”.
He added: “He’s going to carry on with his meetings with ministers, particular the Prime Minister, [and the] red boxes – all that stuff.”
The monarch will unsurprisingly be cancelling all of his public engagements. Mr Hardman claimed that – due to fear of infections – his medical team “don’t want him going into crowded situations”.
In the statement, released on Monday, the palace said his diagnosis came after “subsequent diagnostic tests have identified a form of cancer.”
Despite his diagnosis, the King is said to be “wholly positive about his treatment” and is grateful that medics caught it early.
Earlier today, the King’s youngest son Prince Harry arrived in London. The Duke of Sussex, who now lives in the US after stepping down from royal duties in 2020, travelled alone to visit father.
His wife Meghan Markle opted to remain in the US with the couple’s two children, Prince Archie, four, and two-year-old Princess Lilibet.
