The year 2024 has been a rollercoaster of emotions for the Royal Family, with both King Charles and Kate Middleton facing cancer diagnoses that would have deeply impacted the late Queen, had she still been alive."It was a double whammy of bad news affecting two of those closest to her, so it would have upset her terribly had she still been alive," revealed royal expert Duncan Larcombe."But I think she would have been extremely proud of how they've both handled things.
The Queen always had that 'keep calm and carry on' work ethic, and we've really seen that continue with the King. He has kept going, and you get the impression he's been doing as much as he physically can.
I wonder if his doctors might privately be a bit annoyed that he hasn't rested as much as he could have."King Charles' cancer diagnosis came shockingly within a year of his coronation, discovered during a routine check for an enlarged prostate.
After chemotherapy, the King shared the unfortunate side effect of losing his sense of taste, reports the Mirror. "The Queen would have been dismayed because her son had really hit the ground running as King.