Royal expert Katie Nicholl set the record straight about the rumors about King Charles’s deteriorating health conditions amid his cancer battle. The expert’s comments come days after Buckingham Palace announced that the monarch plans to “return to public-facing duties after a period of treatment and recuperation following his recent cancer diagnosis.” The royal expert in a recent interview with Entertainment Tonight also shared some similar thoughts about the place as she requested the media to stop spreading speculations. Let’s check out what she has said.
The Royal expert said an imminent return to public duties should stop such nonsense on its track
Nicholl told Entertainment Tonight, “There have been claims in some media outlets that the king is not doing well in his cancer battle. I think the announcements out of the palace and… the king’s imminent return to public duties should stop such nonsense in it’s track, quite frankly.”
“This all indicates that the king is responding well to treatment that he’s doing very, very well,” Nicholl added. “… My sources have been telling me that the king has been responding very positively to his medical treatment, that his medical team are very pleased with his progress. I think that the news that we hear out of the palace really supports all of that, because he’s coming back to work.”
Next week, Charles and his wife, Queen Camilla will mark their first appearance since Easter as they will visit a cancer treatment center. Moreover, Charles and Camilla will host the Emperor and Empress of Japan for a state visit June.
“What I think we’re going to see now is the king really champion raising awareness of cancer. He’s very aware of the incredible spotlight he can bring to important causes, something he has done his whole life,” the royal expert said. “He’s sending out a very clear message by making his first visit as he returns to public-facing duties, a visit to a cancer treatment center.”
“Charles has hosted two state visits during his tenure as king. They are pretty demanding. They require a huge amount of time and planning,” Nicholl said of the King’s plans. “I think the fact that these things are in the diary are all very positive indicators of his progress.”
On top of that, Nicholl noted that the 75-year-old will also be a part of numerous events this summer, as she said, “My sources tell me that we can expect to see him at Trooping the Colour and that he is going to be at Royal Ascot, which is a really important fixture in his diary. The wonderful garden parties at Buckingham Palace, which are so important to the many members of the public that get invited, will go ahead and the king hopes to be at some of those.”
“My sources say that probably the most frustrating thing for the king in all of this has been that he hasn’t been able to do the work that he’s wanted to do,” Nicholl continues. “… He’s very, very relieved that he’s going to be able to resume that.”
Nicholl also said of the new photo of the monarch released this Friday, “That picture was really sent out sort of as a message of hope, a message that the king is doing very well.”
“The picture was taken the day after their 19th wedding anniversary on the 10th of April in Buckingham Palace gardens,” she noted. “They are arm-in-arm. The queen is wearing a beautiful vibrant blue dress by one of her favorite designers, Fiona Claire. The king is looking remarkably well. He hasn’t lost any of his hair. He doesn’t look like he’s lost too much weight. He’s smiling broadly. This does not look like a king going through cancer treatment.”
Nicholl added, “I think the fact that his medical team have signed off on him to carry out these engagements… is a really positive sign. I think there’s so much positivity and optimism in that photograph.”
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