Prince William, who returned to public office on Wednesday (7 February), will play a more prominent role in his father's absence following the news that his wife, Princess Catherine, underwent surgery and King Charles III has cancer**.
After Kate, 42, underwent abdominal surgery on January 16, William postponed all activities to care for their three children.
Subsequently, his father received an enlarged prostate in the same hospital as Kate**, and then Buckingham Palace announced on Monday (5th) that a follow-up examination of Charles III showed that he had some kind of cancer.
Prince William will make his first public appearance on Wednesday after a series of health blows to members of the royal family. He will hold an award ceremony at Windsor Castle and will attend a dinner for the London Air Ambulance Charity.
With the king delaying public duty due to acceptance, Kate is not expected to return to work until after Easter, and the remaining members of the royal family, especially Crown Prince William and Queen Camilla, Queen Consort, will perform more official duties.
Robert Hardman, a royal writer, said William had taken on important state responsibilities at the end of Queen Elizabeth II's reign when she was confronted with mobility issues.
Hardeman told Reuters that "in this regard, the situation is no different, but there is clearly a burden of expectations" and that "in many cases he has to step in and he will be the quasi-head of state, like the role of Prince Charles when the queen is weak." ”
Despite his diagnosis, Charles plans to continue most of his personal work as monarch, including weekly meetings with the prime minister and handling state documents.
Buckingham Palace did not disclose any details about the condition, saying only that it was not prostate cancer, but said the king remained "completely positive" and looked forward to returning to public office as soon as possible.
However, it has also been reported that King Charles III is currently planning to abdicate the throne to his eldest son William after being diagnosed with cancer, but Prince William is not in a hurry to inherit the throne, instead he begged his father to think twice.
In fact, King Charles' plan to step back was in place before it was announced that he had cancer, according to people familiar with the matter. But "William was scared that his workaholic father was going to quit his job, and that was the last thing he wanted." "Because Charles had sworn that he would follow the example of his mother, Elizabeth II, and work until the day he died. ”
The insider also added that because Charles wanted to live in peace with Queen Camilla, the "love of his life," but Prince William was clearly not ready, "he was going crazy and begged his father to think again." ”
But if King Charles does not abdicate, Prince William will reportedly become king only after his death. And if Charles dies of illness, the royal family will immediately launch the "Operation Menai Bridge", which is another generation after the "London Bridge Operation" formulated in the 60s of the last century.
It is reported that the operation was named after the world's first iron suspension bridge on Anglesey Island in Wales, and was originally given a code name to prevent Buckingham Palace staff from leaking the news of the monarch's death in advance.
Shortly after the Queen's death in September 2022, former royal security ** Simon Morgan had said that preparations for Operation Menai Bridge would begin as soon as possible.
On February 5, Buckingham Palace announced that Charles had cancer, but officials did not say what type of disease the king was suffering from, only saying that the cancer was "not related" to his enlarged prostate.
And Charles is also very active in cooperating**, and the current prognosis is good, of course, the possibility of deterioration is not ruled out. In the event of Charles' unfortunate death, Prince William, Prince of Wales, will immediately become the new king, just as his father did after the death of the Queen, and his wife Kate Middleton will replace Camilla as the new queen.
Next, Prince William will address the public, followed by a national mourning. Charles's body will be sent to Westminster Abbey before the funeral, where he will "lie in public" like the late Queen for public viewing.
As for Camilla, she will become Queen Mother after the death of her husband Charles, a title originally used by Queen Adelaide.
But one thing to say, it feels like the whole of Britain is acting with this family, Kate and her mother woke up laughing n times at night, and Camilla and Harry and Meghan must be shivering.
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