Carlos FresnedaLondon Correspondent

London Correspondent

Updated Wednesday, February 7, 2024-01:23

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Charles III will delegate

Prince William

and his sister,

Princess Anne

, to official events

, while continuing the

cancer

treatment that began this week and at least until March. Despite the distribution of roles facing the public, the British monarch will continue to "carry out his duties of state", according to Buckingham Palace, including his weekly meetings with the Prime Minister,

Rishi Sunak

.

The king was seen for the first time since his diagnosis aboard the official car and traveled yesterday with Queen

Camilla

to the Sandringham residence. Before, he had a meeting at Clarence House with

Prince Harry

, who urgently traveled from California upon hearing the news. Prince William has not wanted to meet with his brother, nor does he apparently have any plans to take advantage of his visit for family reconciliation.

Guillermo will reappear on Wednesday in Windsor at an investiture ceremony after his temporary withdrawal from public life to care for his family as

Kate Middleton

recovers from her abdominal surgery. The Prince of Wales, 41, will attend a gala to raise funds for air ambulances in London in the evening and plans to fill in for his father at public events in the coming weeks.

Princess Anne already took the first step on Tuesday with her attendance at an investiture in Windsor that was initially on Charles' agenda. Anne was precisely the most active member of the royal family during 2023, with her attending 457 official events, more than the king himself.

The 75-year-old monarch will regularly receive unspecified treatment

on site

that does not require daily visits to the hospital, hence his transfer to the Sandringham residence, where he plans to continue dispatching the

red briefcases

and exercising the bureaucratic functions of his position.

Carlos hopes to be able to meet regularly with his private council and hold face-to-face meetings, although his weekly interviews with Sunak will likely be by videoconference. Sunak himself declared to the BBC that he remains in constant contact with the king and even anticipated that Charles III's cancer "has been detected in time."

The prime minister did not specify what type of ailment the monarch is suffering from, although sources close to the Royal Family initially ruled out that it was prostate cancer. The diagnosis was received following his intervention for a "benign" enlargement of the prostate at the end of January at The London Clinic, the same hospital where Kate Middleton was admitted for two weeks.

GREAT POPULAR CONCERN

The health problems of the King and Princess of Wales have caused great concern among the British and have created a very complex situation in the royal family, aggravated by Harry's Californian exile due to Megxit

and

the suspension of royal functions. of Prince Andrew for his links to Jeffrey Epstein.

Harry's lightning trip from California caused a media stir yesterday, especially considering that he had not seen his father for nine months. Harry arrived at Clarence House in an official party and was able to meet Charles after lunch (he was also visiting the monarch, Princess Beatrice).

Despite maintaining the title of Duke of Sussex, Harry was suspended from royal duties three years ago. The Duke of Sussex is still, however, technically a councilor of state. In the event that Charles III had to temporarily resign from his duties due to illness, he could delegate by royal patent to two or more state councilors.

In addition to Queen Camilla, the king could designate the four adults over 21 years of age in the line of succession. A change recently introduced in the Regency Act of 1937 has allowed Princess Anne and Prince Edward, Charles' younger brother, to be included on the list, who will also be able to represent him in the coming weeks.

A Buckingham Palace spokesperson confirmed that "several of the king's upcoming public engagements will have to be rearranged or postponed." The official statement maintains that

the monarch faces his treatment with a "completely positive" attitude

, although his former communications secretary, Julian Payne, warns that he must feel "deeply frustrated" at having to withdraw temporarily, given his propensity to be permanently busy. .

The first photo of Carlos after his diagnosis apparently served to appease the British's concern about his state of health. Sources close to Buckingham Palace assured

The Daily Telegraph

that the king is "in his usual good form, although a little frustrated at how his condition has affected his own plans and those of others."

Robert Hardman, author of

Charles III: New King, New Court

, warned in statements to the BBC that Charles' absence from public events will surely be longer than publicly acknowledged: "I imagine we probably won't see him yet on the second Monday in March. at Westminster Abbey in celebration of Commonwealth Day.