The cancer diagnoses of Catherine, Princess of Wales, and King Charles III will strain the ability of the royal family to carry out its public duties.
Members of the media work Saturday outside Windsor Castle, the day after Catherine, Princess of Wales, revealed she is undergoing preventive chemotherapy. She said tests taken following abdominal surgery in January showed the presence of cancer. LONDON — Catherine, Princess of Wales, is one of the most popular members of the British royal family.
“It’s not their fault, but there’s not enough of them to go around,” said Hugo Vickers, a royal biographer. He added that Catherine was “crucial to the royal family. … Who would you stand out in the street to see go by? Catherine.”The country, meanwhile, was only just starting to get used to the absence of Elizabeth and the end of her 70 years on the throne.
Buckingham Palace and Kensington Palace have not revealed what kind of cancer Charles and Catherine have, nor what the prognosis is. But the diagnoses raise questions about who will step up while they receive treatment.“We’re left with a very small gang, and therein lies a problem,” said Joe Little, managing editor of Majesty Magazine. “I’m sure behind the scenes a massive review of working royal life is being undertaken because there are less people around.
Working royals are patrons to thousands of charities — having a royal’s name attached to a charity adds kudos and helps draw attention to causes. But hundreds of “patronages” have remained vacant after the deaths of Elizabeth and Philip and the departures of Andrew, Harry and Meghan.
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