2024-02-12 04:50:52
The King addressed the nation for the first time since the diagnosis and thanked for the support – England calmed down
Walks, music and water painting will fill the daily life of Britain’s King Charles III as he is treated for cancer. This is written in “Daily Mail”, referring to friends of the monarch. However, according to them, what the king will take the hardest in his new less busy reality is boredom.
Those close to the king, including his wife Queen Camilla, often describe him as a workaholic and, despite canceling all public engagements, they joke that Charles will go through his “red boxes” of documents even before breakfast in the morning.
Some suggest the monarch is likely to spend some of her time indulging in one of her more special passions: listening to her favorite records by the late Canadian singer Leonard Cohen, in particular the poetic song Take This Waltz, which she found “very moving “.
Now the 75-year-old monarch will continue to rest at the Norfolk estate, where he went after the prostate surgery he underwent last month.
Meanwhile, it became clear that the 42-year-old
Kate Middleton for the first time has left windsor castle,
where she was recovering from abdominal surgery to spend time with her husband and their children at the estate in Sandringham, Norfolk. It was thought that they might visit the king as they were in close proximity to him.
Charles is due to return to London for a few days this week to be examined. The king is in good enough condition to even hold a few meetings in the capital. There are rumors that after this he may prefer to retire to the Sandringham estate – one of his late mother Elizabeth II’s favorite haunts. Prince Philip spent much of his retirement years there. Wood Farm has five bedrooms and is considerably quieter as there aren’t many people to ‘make a fuss’.
Although the King has transferred many of his duties to his eldest son, William, there are some commitments that he will continue to carry out personally. Already on Sunday, for example, Charles and his wife Camilla visited the Church of Mary Magdalene in Sandringham.
In visible good mood Charles III waved
to the hundred people gathered around the church. He moved with an umbrella instead of a cane. This was his first public appearance after the discovery of the disease.
And on Saturday, the palace reassured the nation by releasing an official statement of thanks – the first to come from the king himself.
“I would like to express my most heartfelt thanks for the many messages of support and well wishes I have received in recent days. As all who have been affected by cancer know, such kind thoughts are the greatest comfort and encouragement,” read a letter signed by the King.
According to the Daily Mail, the monarch’s statement was a relief to the British nation, which is still actively reeling from the news of the king’s illness. Following the shock announcement last Monday, His Majesty shut himself up in Sandringham. There was a silence that worried many and was an occasion to shake the influence of the monarchy. There were a few reassurances that everything was under control, but they did not come directly from the king, but from Queen Camilla and Prince William amid the pile-up of commitments. That’s why
the nation accepted as a good sign
the thanks of the palace, which came in person from the reigning monarch. This gave confidence to the crown.
“It is equally encouraging to hear how sharing my own diagnosis has helped to promote public understanding and shine a light on the work of all these organizations who support cancer patients and their families in the UK and around the world. My lifelong admiration for their tireless care and dedication is even greater as a result of my personal experience”, emphasized the king, drawing attention to organizations whose work is to support cancer patients.