‘Frail’ Charles Reportedly ‘Physically Sick’ Over ‘Constant’ Andrew ‘Stress’—’It’s Going to Kill Him!’
When you’re sick, you need a peaceful environment. For King Charles, that’s probably impossible. He is the King of England, so stress seems like a given. But the King, who announced his diagnosis last year, has been subjected to a lot of stress in his personal life thanks to his brother, Prince Andrew.
Now, RadarOnline.com is reporting that dealing with it all is taking a toll. The King is reportedly “physically sick with worry” over Prince Andrew’s latest scandal, and there’s concern that his cancer treatment has left him “too frail” to deal with this new crisis, with sources saying: “It’s going to kill him.”
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“The King is utterly worn down by it. Just when he thinks the matter has settled, another revelation surfaces. It’s placing enormous strain on him. He’s doing his best to focus on his recovery and royal work, but the constant stress is really affecting his health,” a source told the outlet.
Reportedly, there’s even worry that things with Andrew could get worse. “The King feels boxed in – he can’t simply cut his brother off, yet Andrew’s behavior keeps casting a shadow over everything he’s trying to restore within the monarchy.”
All of this comes after new leaked emails from Andrew show he told convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein that they were “in this together.” Sarah Ferguson, Andrew’s ex-wife, also apologized to Epstein for publicly denouncing him. So, considering this, Charles’s worry makes a great deal of sense.
“The King is utterly worn down by it,” another source said. “Just when he thinks the matter has settled, another revelation surfaces. It’s placing enormous strain on him. He’s doing his best to focus on his recovery and royal work, but the constant stress is really affecting his health.”
Recently, royal insider Camilla Tominey reported that King Charles’ cancer is incurable. “The talk now is that he may die ‘with’ cancer, but not ‘of’ cancer following a rigorous treatment program,” she said in The Telegraph.
RadarOnline also reported recently that the King’s health has worsened in the last few days, which tracks with this new report about how much of a toll the Prince Andrew scandal is taking on him. “He is now shuffling around with a cane – and hitting the bottle, and in particular whisky, to numb the pain and despair he feels.” The outlet even described it all as “a sad end for him,” with sources saying “his health has deteriorated significantly in recent months.”
All of this also tracks with King Charles trying to reconcile with his youngest son. King Charles and Prince Harry recently met for the first time in over a year. Harry had sparked concern about the King’s health when he said in a BBC interview a few months ago. “I would love reconciliation with my family,” he said, adding that, “There’s no point continuing to fight anymore. Life is precious. I don’t know how much longer my father has. He won’t speak to me because of this security stuff, but it would be nice to reconcile.”
So, overall, it’s probably better for everyone if Andrew fades into obscurity. Not exactly consequences for what he did, but something.
