the telegraph He said he did not believe he had made any plans to see his brother, the Prince of Wales, with whom he had not spoken for months after several controversial media interviews following Harry's memoirs. additional And the Netflix series.
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak told the BBC that he was “shocked and saddened” by the king's cancer diagnosis, but that he “hopes and prays” for a full recovery. He insisted that the king would “violate” his constitutional role.
“All our thoughts are with him and his family,” Sunak said. “Fortunately, this disease was caught early and now everyone is hoping that he gets the treatment he needs and makes a full recovery, which is what we all hope and pray for.”
In the statement issued by the palace on Monday, a spokesman for the king said the king felt “entirely positive” about his treatment and would continue to “carry out business of state and official papers as usual.”
The king has already begun a schedule of regular treatments and is said to be receiving specialist medical care from a specialist team. No date has yet been set for the king's return to full public duties, but he is expected to assume only basic constitutional duties for a few months.
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The palace indicated that at this stage there will be no need for the king to rely on other members of the royal family to carry out his duties as head of state. The current advisor appointees who can legally perform his duties are The Queen, William, Prince Edward, The Duke of Edinburgh, Anne, The Princess Royal, Prince Andrew, Harry, The Duke of York, The Duke of Sussex and Princess Beatrice.
However, the royal family said that because Andrew, Harry and Beatrice are non-working royals, they will not be invited to take on the role.
Former royal press secretary Simon Lewis said Charles' openness about his cancer diagnosis was in stark contrast to how he dealt with news of his grandfather's ill health. George VI died on February 6, 1952 – 72 years ago – resulting in his daughter, Elizabeth II, ascending the throne.
Louis said Charles's openness about his cancer diagnosis was his “style” as the new king.
He told the BBC: “I think 20 years ago we would have gotten a very short, sudden statement, and that's that.”
“And I think they went as far as they could given that the King had been diagnosed with cancer, and as a lot of people know, it's a very difficult process to process.”
“It's not the crisis itself that defines you, but the way you deal with the crisis,” Lewis said.
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