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Buckingham Palace hosted the 75-year-old King of England III last February. He announced that Charles had been diagnosed with cancer. In the statement, it was stated that King Charles was ‘completely positive about his treatment and looks forward to returning to full public duty as soon as possible’.
Buckingham Palace did not share further details about the type, stage or prognosis of the cancer. Royal sources stated that Charles did not have prostate cancer, but that the cancer was detected during the prostate surgery he had the previous week.
“THE KING IS REALLY SICK”
It was revealed that the health condition of the King, whose treatment was ongoing, worried the palace. According to the news by Tom Sykes from the Daily Beast; His close circle said that Charles’ health was ‘not good’.
A friend of the King claimed that Charles was ‘determined to defeat the disease and they did everything to do so’; He used the following statements:
Everyone remains optimistic, but the King is really very sick. It’s much worse than they say.
FUNERAL PLANS ARE BEING UPDATED
Sykes also announced that the King’s funeral plans, codenamed ‘Operation Menai Bridge’, have been updated. There is even a separate document in circulation outlining what went well at Queen Elizabeth’s funeral in September 2022 and what could be done better the next time a monarch dies.
All sources emphasize that Royal funeral plans are under constant review. But one former Royal staffer in particular acknowledged that Charles’ health problems had added a different color and urgency to his plans:
Funeral plans have been reviewed and are being actively kept up to date. This is to be expected considering the King was diagnosed with cancer. However, the circulation of the plans in question certainly occupied minds.
“WILLIAM AND KATE ARE SCARYLY CLOSE TO ASSIGNING THE THRONE”
On the other hand, royal writer Tina Brown recently wrote that King Charles’ illness has brought Prince William and Princess Kate Middleton ‘frighteningly close to ascending to the throne, just at a time when they hope to parent their children in a secluded way’, adding that the monarch’s health problems are more serious than expected. He implied that he was serious.
KING’S FUNERAL PLAN: MENAI BRIDGE OPRECATION
King III. Following Chalres’ death, Operation Menai Bridge will be similar to the funeral plan for his mother, Queen Elizabeth, codenamed Operation London Bridge.
After Charles’s death, it will be his eldest son, Prince William of Wales, who will become King, and his wife, Princess of Wales Kate Middleton, will become Queen.
SENIOR OFFICIALS WILL BE INFORMED BY THE SPECIAL SECRETARY
The King’s family, including the prime minister, the cabinet secretary, other senior ministers and officials and the King’s Private Secretary, have been informed of his death; many people will be informed by the private secretary. The Royal Family will later release an official statement to announce the news to the public. Flags in Whitehall will then be flown at half-mast. According to Politico; The Royal Family’s website will turn into a black page with a brief statement confirming the King’s death.
The prime minister will be the first government official to make a statement. The Ministry of Defense will arrange gun salutes and a moment of silence will be declared for the entire nation.
In the days before the King’s funeral, his coffin waited in the throne room of Buckingham Palace; Various plans will be made for higher officials to express their condolences. Then, King Charles will be laid to rest at the Royal cemetery at Windsor Castle.
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