There is one specific reason why a ‘frustrated’ King Charles is opting to keep working behind the scenes as he undergoes cancer treatment – even though he has to skip out on most public-facing duties – an expert has claimed
The King is set to attend the annual Windsor church service to mark Easter Sunday – but for the most part, he isn’t able to conduct many of his planned royal engagements as he undergoes treatment for cancer. The reason for this is that his medical team has advised whilst he is receiving treatment he avoids “public-facing duties” for the time being.
However, this inability to appear in public has left the monarch “frustrated” and an expert has claimed that there is one reason in particular why King Charles is still determined to keep working behind closed doors on other business of state, and it might not be what you expect.
The expert, Duncan Larcombe – a journalist and commentator – explained to The Royal Beat for True Royalty TV that one of the major reasons that the King is still keen to keep working in whatever way he is able to as he undergoes treatment for cancer is that he is something of a “workaholic”.
“King Charles is a workaholic, and for him, he’s also got an element of his father’s ‘the show must go on, all hands to the pump’. But there are times in your life where you just have to listen to your doctors, and probably the Queen, and do as he’s told.”
Larcombe added that it was “great” the King was so determined to attend church to mark Easter – the monarch should be careful not to overextend himself as he recovers. “It’s great that he’s coming to be out and about and showing himself in public,” the expert said. “But let’s hope he doesn’t rush himself back to work.”
That King Charles is “frustrated” to be away from a large chunk of his official duties was revealed by his nephew – Peter Phillips – in an Australian interview he conducted recently.
The son of Princess Anne explained that the monarch is seriously keen to get back to full-time work, and struggling with how long his recovery is taking. “I think, ultimately, he’s hugely frustrated. He’s frustrated that he can’t get on and do everything that he wants to be able to do,” Peter said.
The King’s nephew added, “But he is very pragmatic [and] he understands that there’s a period of time that he really needs to focus on himself. He is always pushing, his staff and everybody and his doctors and nurses to be able to say, ‘Actually, can I do this? Can I do that?’
“So the overriding message would be that he’s obviously very keen to get back to a form of normality. And he’s probably frustrated that recovery is taking a little longer than probably he would want it to.”
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