Camilla Reportedly ‘Feared’ for Charles as Sources Reveal Never-Been-Told Cancer Details—Inside Their ‘Personal Misfortune’
Though King Charles had updated the public on the good news of his cancer update, new reports indicate that Queen Camilla was initially opposed to making her husband’s cancer diagnosis public.
According to the Times, the Queen Consort was worried about how it would affect his own wellbeing. “It can now be revealed that when The King learned he had cancer nearly two years ago, his wife initially believed his diagnosis should remain private, as she feared the toll public scrutiny of his health might take on his recovery,” the outlet wrote. According to a source, Camilla allegedly worried that “once the door on it had been opened, it could never be closed.”
“Both of them now unequivocally think that being so open has been hugely positive—positive for public engagement with raising awareness around cancer and also personally for him in terms of how public good has come from personal misfortune,” one source said. Another royal source chimed in that Charles was determined from the outset to pursue “openness and transparency,” and that as a result, Camilla has “taken comfort in how buoyed her husband has been by the public response to his candour about his illness.”
The report comes after the monarch shared the good news that doctor’s are scaling back on his cancer treatment after his “overwhelming” cancer diagnosis.
“Today I am able to share with you the good news that thanks to early diagnosis, effective intervention and adherence to ‘doctors’ orders,’ my own schedule of cancer treatment can be reduced in the New Year,” the King said.
He added, “This milestone is both a personal blessing and a testimony to the remarkable advances that have been made in cancer care in recent years; testimony that I hope may give encouragement to the fifty percent of us who will be diagnosed with the illness at some point in our lives.” The King also encouraged citizens to get screened for cancer early in his message for Stand Up for Cancer.
In a statement shared with People, Buckingham Palace said that it is “delighted by the scale and sensitivity of the worldwide media reaction” to King Charles‘ recent speech, including “the many kind comments we have received for the King, both from those working in cancer care and from the general public.”
