In just six months since King Charles’ cancer diagnosis was announced, he has made an incredible recovery. In February, he suspended most of his royal duties and engagements, including the Royal Maundy Service at Worcester Cathedral and a two-day solo visit to Belfast. In the meantime, Camilla took over the necessary royal duties.
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King Charles is recovering quickly and this is how it goes
King Charles has recovered quickly over the past six months and is now fit enough to travel 10,000 miles at a time to Australia and Samoa. His medical assistants pointed out that not all cancer programmes are the same when the king made his public comeback to the cancer hospital on April 30. A source close to the king told Royal Editor Matt Wilkinson: “The sun wasn’t shining in February but it is now shining.” He is “not out of the woods yet” but there is “great optimism” and his treatment has “gone better than anyone thought.”
However, it is unclear to the public how he managed a quick recovery without hair loss and only a 30-minute audience with his younger son, Prince Harry. This is how the royal household cared for the monarch during his treatment.
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Weekly treatments
The royal’s Operation Bubble-inspired health plan called for weekly treatments in London and recovery at Sandringham, Highgrove and Windsor. However, things became complicated when Prince Harry flew in from Los Angeles. This delayed the royal’s trip and limited their time together to just 30 minutes. Advisers decided it was best to keep Harry away from Sandringham to reduce the risk of infection.
However, the royal was unable to perform public duties for 103 days due to a weakened immune system. A source said: “We had to minimise the potential risk from other people, not because he couldn’t do his job.” This was a precautionary measure to prevent secondary infections and followed Covid-style protocols,” as reported by The Sun. However, after positive treatment results, he was keen to get back to work.
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King follows Covid-style restrictions
Maintaining Covid-like restrictions to minimise the risk of infection, he gradually resumed duties, including attending D-Day commemorations and hosting events at Buckingham Palace. By the summer, he had attended 464 appointments and received around 27,000 well-wishes. Although he was known for his long working hours, he was limited to five hours of public duties a day to balance rest and work.
A source explained the importance of rest in King’s hectic schedule: “Rest and recovery have to be taken as seriously as government duties, public duties, so we schedule rest breaks and try to limit the number of hours per day we spend on public duties.” His recovery was aided by modern, non-invasive cancer treatments and he continued to work privately. A source said: “He is not pioneering in any way as this treatment is available to any cancer patient. The treatments are sophisticated and sophisticated, which previous treatments were not,” as people cast curious glances at King, who did not lose any hair during the treatment.
Enormous support from the population
An insider noted that the public response had been significant and supportive. The insider said: “I can’t tell you what a difference it made to him, it was through his support. When he was presented with the facts of how many people were suffering from an enlarged prostate and that there was a public health campaign and therefore something good could come out of his personal setback, he completely understood that and was really overwhelmed by the magnitude of the response to that and to the cancer itself.”
Buckingham Palace has worked with charities including MacMillan, Maggie’s and Cancer Research UK. At the royal’s comeback event at the University Hospitals, he was able to interact with cancer patients and tell them that he had lost his sense of taste and would be undergoing treatment that day. There are currently no plans to reveal more about his cancer, but the situation could change when he feels the time is right. The royal has spoken openly about his prostate problem and cancer, although it is unlikely he will specify the type of cancer. However, the insider added: “Never say never. There are currently no plans to reveal the cancer. But when he feels the time is right…”
