Is it time to worry about King Charles?

the King remains deeply engaged in his duties. The precise nature of his cancer remains undisclosed, fueling speculation as ever, but that veil of mystery is as old as the monarchy itself, and it is worth remembering it was the King who personally chose to share his diagnosis in the first place, something that would have been unimaginable. Pallace sources say the current aim is to maintain the very encouraging

status quo. That phrase may not spark headlines, but it does suggest cautious optimism, and despite the inevitable toll of treatment, the King has continued to meet people stand for long stretches at engagements, and even joke about the ordeal. During a recent visit to Northern Ireland, he asked fellow patients if they were managing to survive the side effects. All write a frank admission, but delivered with the conroderie. Perhaps most tellingly, when asked how he copes, the King offered

a phrase from Churchill, keep buggering on. It's hardly the language of alarm, but it is the language of a man who's determined to carry on. So how worried should we be? Vigilant? Yes, but panicked? Not yet? In the express, Emily Ferguson explains, Charles is from a generation of royals who put the needs of the nation above their own, as epitomized by Queen Elizabeth's two famous mantras, we have to be seen to be believed, and never complain explain.

But it's perhaps the words of his late father, Prince Philip that have stuck with him the most. No face royal would often tell his children to just get on with it, and his eldest son has certainly taken on that stoic approach to life. Since his cancer diagnosis last February, the King's hospital admission on Thursday is simply seen as a bump in the road, and sources a King to stress that his treatment continues in a positive direction and there was no drama. In the Telegraph, Tessa Dunlop writes

about an increasingly isolated Harry. She tells us alongside Invictus center Bali was an easy shorthand for understanding what makes Harry tick. It was out of fundraising dinner for the latter in January twenty twenty that the Prince gave his farewell speech before he and Megant left Britain and the royal family behind. We are taking a leap of faith, he said, so thank you for giving me the courage

to take this next step. His princely offerings of polo fundraisers and diplomatic glad handing already feel a little dated. Recent successful trips to Nigeria and Columbia suggest that the Duke has the connections to find new ways forward, but Meghan's presence as a woman of color on both those tours was transformative. However, these days, the Duchess has considerably less time on her hands to lend her husband a helping hand. Indeed, Meghan's extraordinary professional resilience only serves to

further highlight her Harry's current lost boy status. Seemingly imperturbable, facing down the trolls on Gwyneth Paltrow's Instagram feed and announcing a second series of With Love Meghan as the hate watchers pushed her first series into Netflix's global top ten. The Duchess is currently unstoppable. Meghan's marriage to Harry gave her the X factor she needed to transfer from beat list actor to a list celebrity. Sadly, the same cannot

be said for Harry. When he married Meghan and left the British monarchy, he swapped royal royalty for celebrity and naively believed that a life of service would prove a straightforward affair outside protective palace walls. The reality suggests otherwise. With the Invictus Games, Harry's one significant remaining trymph in

an increasingly dangerous world full of war and poverty. It is tragic that our most able Prince of Hearts finds himself not only without his honorary military roles, but is now minus his flagship charitable mission in one of Africa's

poorest regions the Daily Mails. Richard Eden cheers that sentiment, writing long ago, before he dreamed up the name Spare for his score settling an embittered memoir, before he allowed claims of racism to reverberate around the heads of an outraged and offended royal family, and before even Meghan Markle was a glint in his eye. The center of Prince Harry's universe revolved around a charity he named Center Baling.

It brought a purpose and meaning to his at times chaotic life, and it was therapeutic to a young man still haunted by the death of his mother when he was only twelve. After the nightclubs, bars and brawls, this was Harry's coming of age moment, and in the absence of a smoking gun about what may be behind this extraordinary state of affairs of the charity. The accuations, along with doctor Chan Dowker's claimed that the Prince was playing the victim card by quitting his patron, is as bad

as it gets. Even in faraway Montecito, the impact of her mockery will be impossible to escape. In one devastating passage, she took a swipe without naming names at those in this world who behave as though they are above the law and mistreat people who but Harry could she have had in mind, as she said of such people, that they play the victim card and use the very press they disdain to harm people who have the courage to

challenge their conduct. How richly piquant that playing the victim card, all too familiar to anyone who has read Spare or watched the Netflix Harry and Meghan series, should now be applied to the prince more pallacy. Just a moment in the news dot co dot au. Daniella also wonders what's going on with Kate's ring. Danielle writes, over the last year, the Princess of Wales's famous engagement ring has disappeared and then real appeared repeatedly, Yeah, yeah, yeah, we get it.

The perks of being a member of the royal family are hard to miss. The castles, the diamonds, the size of mint eas the never having to scrub your own grout or remember to take the green bin out. But let's talk about the downsides, like the nearly unthinkable degree

of surveillance. It made international news in twenty sixteen and again in twenty eighteen, when Kate, the Princess of Wales appeared in public wearing small, discrete band aids on her fingers, Not even the US President faces such an extreme sort of bodily scrutiny. Why has in the six months since she announced she was in remission for cancer, has it appeared and then vanished, only for it to miraculously turn up again. It's there, it's gone, it's there again, and

then wouldn't you know it's gone? Until twenty twenty four, the Cadbury's cream egg sized sapphire and number was all but welded onto her finger, only coming off on rare occasions, such as for hygiene reasons when she visited a hospital. The whole thing might come down to something as simple and boring as comfort engagement ringers stunning, but would have to be somewhat unwieldly to wear day in and day out when trying to wrestle Prince Louis into his pe

here stuffing a pheasant for supper. Then again, the princess wore the bleeding thing pretty much non stopped for more than thirteen years without it seeming to bother her. So I'm not quite sure if this theory stands up. It looks like the hard working Wales family is planning to

take yet another vacation. As the Easter holidays approach, the Prince and Princess of Wales are expecting to take another pause from their royal engagements, spending time with Prince George, Prince Charlotte and Prince Louis while the children enjoy their school break. Reports now suggest Prince William may be making a brief detour across the Channel to cheer on his beloved Aston Villa as they take on Paris Saint Germain

in the Champions League quarter finals. William recently gave journalists a knowing smile and a brief farewell, see you in Paris before stepping into his car. His appearance in France now seems increasingly likely, particularly following a report from Get French Football News claiming that the PSG president Nassar l Klaffi has extended an invitation to the Prince. We noticed some royal shade being thrown out by inside a Deep Crown when we asked him about Charles. Deep Crown tells

palace intrigue. This work until the end approach reflects the traditional royal understanding. That the crown is a lifetime commitment, not merely a job with scheduled holidays. While William's generation may be redefining royal duties for a new era, Charles remains firmly anchored in the service first doctrine that defined his mother's reign. The monarchy has always walked a delicate

line between public duty and private suffering. King Charles appears determined to follow this tradition, keeping the institution functioning despite personal challenges, a commitment that will likely define his place in royal history. And there you have it. In fact, email us and addresses the Palace Intrigue at a gmail dot com. Please follow us on Spotify, Apple, or the app of your choice and leave us a nice review

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