“I think that has to be so incredibly hard, and such a heavy, heavy burden, to do while in public, too. It’s a lot to balance all at once,” Bowie said on Royally Obsessed.

Exactly how King Charles is faring today, around six months after his shock cancer diagnosis, is not known. However, a royal insider has revealed that the monarch might open up about what specific type of cancer he is battling. Speaking to The Sun, the source said that Charles maintains a positive outlook during his undoing treatment and has received a “better than expected” report.

“Never say never. There are no current plans to reveal the cancer,” the royal insider told The Sun. “But if he felt that the time was right…”

Queen Camilla was ‘against’ King Charles disclosing his cancer diagnosis, expert claims

Queen Camilla has been highly supportive of her husband during this very tough time. But while she put on a brave face when appearing in public, it was a different story in private. The Daily Mail spoke to some of Camilla’s friends in celebration of her 77th birthday in July, and she was anxious about her husband’s well-being.

“In private, people had never seen her so worried. Forget who they are for a second. Look at it from a human level. Her beloved husband was facing a very serious condition. The battle of his life. It was hugely tough,” one person close to Camilla said.

Another friend added: “The public had no idea what she was going through. She was speaking to patients, survivors and even the families of those who had lost their lives to this awful disease in front of the cameras. And she didn’t even blink. That takes serious guts.”

Although Charles wanted to – and later decided to – share his cancer diagnosis publicly, a new bombshell claim reveals that not everyone in his close circle believed it to be a good idea. Robert Jobson, author of the 2023 book Our King: Charles III: The Man and the Monarch Revealed, claimed to The Independent that Queen Camilla initially opposed the decision to disclose King Charles’ condition.

“Queen Camilla had initially been against disclosing his condition, but the King overruled her, as he felt it was a chance to take a lead, and in doing so to encourage men experiencing similar symptoms to seek timely medical attention,” Jobson said.

The author continued by claiming that the monarch overruled his wife, feeling that he could ‘take the lead’ in encouraging other men who experienced similar symptoms to seek medical attention before it was too late.

King Charles wanted to avoid “fake news”

“There was a significant increase in searches related to enlarged prostate on the National Health Service website following the monarch’s revelation. The NHS England page on benign prostate enlargement had more than 26,000 visits in the 48 hours after the announcement, compared to a daily average of just 1,400,” Jobson continued.

Still, he wouldn’t disclose Queen Camilla’s real reason for disagreeing with Charles. However, the author claimed that Charles wanted to avoid “fake news.”

“He was lauded for doing so, with commentators saying he had ushered in a new era of transparency in matters of health and the Royal Family,” Jobson added.

Today, King Charles has returned to royal duty. The king and queen have often appeared together since the cancer was revealed.

Less than two months after Charles revealed his condition, he, alongside his wife, greeted a big crowd of people who had gathered to meet them outside St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle for the annual Easter Mattins Service. That King Charles is happy to be working again is easy to see.

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Of course, his enthusiasm could pose problems, too. Body language expert Judi James told the Daily Mail that Camilla might even face difficulties trying to tell her husband to slow down.

“[Camilla’s] problem could be persuading Charles to slow down a little,” the expert said. “His enthusiasm was evident, and he seemed to be in no hurry to get back into the car after the visit,” James concluded.

Camilla “subtly stepping up to help protect” King Charles, body language expert says

The body language expert analyzed King Charles and Camilla’s visit to the University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre on April 30, saying that Camilla tried her best to help her husband avoid over-performing during his recovery.

“On the way out he bent to chat to the small girl holding his flowers and seemed in no hurry to cut the chat short,” James said. “This was when we could see Camilla gently, but quite firmly for her, patting him on the arm and the back and pointing to perhaps signal he needed to get back into the warmth of the car and rest a little.”

James added that Queen Camilla’s support for her husband was revealed through her body language.

“Camilla’s body language signals she is subtly stepping up to help protect and even steer her stoic and, I suspect, stubborn husband,” the expert added.

“As they waved to the fans their arms were close, and her hand was even a little higher than his at times to suggest she is keen to offer him some of her own strength via proximity and postural echo.”

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