The royal family is going through an unpleasant time. The senior members like Princess of Wales Catherine “Kate” Middleton and King Charles’s health challenges are reportedly making major impacts in the family. On February 5, Buckingham Palace announced the unnamed cancer diagnosis of the King while the Princess is recovering from an abdominal surgery. The royal correspondent Sharon Carpenter exclusively told E! News how the family is coping with this phase. Check out the complete details of this story.
Sharon Carpenter There would be a great deal of speculation if nothing was said by the palace
The history of cancer isn’t new for the family as the King’s Grandfather King George VI was diagnosed with lung cancer in the 1950s and sadly passed away only in 56 making 25-year-old Princess Elizabeth the Queen of England. However, at that time the family maintained their silence throughout the period it wasn’t the case for King Charles.
As royal correspondent Sharon Carpenter explained, “There would be a great deal of speculation if nothing was said by the palace, though we are seeing more transparency than ever before when it comes to the health of the monarch, there’s still a lot of information that hasn’t been given.”
Charles’s cancer was discovered while he was undergoing a procedure for an enlarged prostate last month.
Although the palace has been silent about the King’s further condition they said he was grateful for his medical team’s “swift intervention, wholly positive about his treatment” and looking forward to returning to “full public duty as soon as possible.”
“People are trying to respect that there needs to be some privacy there,” the correspondent shared, “that this is not just an institution, that this is a real family, that we are dealing with real humans. But people are wondering, what is the prognosis? What kind of treatment is King Charles undergoing?”
On February 10 the monarch also released a statement expressing his gratitude towards the well-wishers. The 75-year-old said in the statement, “I would like to express my most heartfelt thanks for the many messages of support and good wishes I have received in recent days, As all those who have been affected by cancer will know, such kind thoughts are the greatest comfort and encouragement.”
The statement continues, “It is equally heartening to hear how sharing my own diagnosis has helped promote public understanding and shine a light on the work of all those organizations which support cancer patients and their families across the UK and wider world. My lifelong admiration for their tireless care and dedication is all the greater as a result of my own personal experience.”
