This May 6 is a very special day for King Carlos III (75 years old): it marks the first anniversary of his coronation. A very solemn ceremony in which the now monarch took the baton from his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, to become the king of England. A year later, looking back and reviewing everything that has happened, we can assure that this It hasn’t exactly been an easy year for him.
The diagnosis of his cancer and that of Kate Middleton (42 years old), the growing gap with his son, Prince Harry (39 years old), his concern about the weight that has fallen on the shoulders of Prince William (41 years ) and Queen Camilla (76 years old) and the need to demonstrate that the English Crown is still necessary There are several open fronts that Carlos III has on his hands. We analyze them.
The open fronts of Charles III on the anniversary of his coronation
Twelve months after proclaiming himself king, Charles III finds himself in a difficult situation, since He is being treated for the cancer he suffers from. Last January he underwent corrective prostate surgery that discovered this ailment and which coincided with the abdominal surgery that the Princess of Wales underwent.
There was much less information about Kate’s situation, but on March 22, Prince William’s wife clarified all doubts and confessed in a moving video that she also suffers from cancer. Like Camila’s husband, the princess is undergoing treatment to defeat this disease, which consists of preventive chemotherapy.
This has meant that these first months of 2024 have been very stressful for the entire royal family, having had to face different types of rumors and gossip about the health of the monarch and the princess. As if that were not enough, Carlos and Kate’s situation made Guillermo and Camila tThey should take a step forward and assume more responsibilities in their institutional roles.
This caused an extra stress situation for his son and wife, something that worried the monarch. Surely, it was one of the reasons that pushed him to return to public life so early and overloading his schedule. And the king wanted to be there for his family and be as helpful as possible. Despite all this, Carlos III seems to be feeling much better and his treatment is progressing No problem. So much so that we recently saw him enjoying one of his favorite hobbies.
Prince Harry, a wound that remains open
Added to all this is the fact that The royal family’s relations with Prince Harry remain quite complicated. In 2020, he and his wife, Meghan Markle (42 years old), decided to step away from their duties in the Crown, which meant that they stopped having the title of Royal Highness and no longer received public financing.
Beyond the loss of titles, the bond between the Duke of Sussex and his father brother has suffered after the interview that Harry gave in the United States, the Netflix documentary and his novel ‘In the Shadow’. It is true that the relationship between them had not been easy in recent years, especially between the two princes.
This tension has once again been placed at the center of the media focus because this week Harry will visit the United Kingdom, but the king’s commitments will prevent her from seeing him. A few days ago it came to light that Carlos had overlapped his schedule with that of his son, which made a meeting between them impossible. Although there may be some surprises, this game once again demonstrates the strange and tough relationship they have today.
The confrontation with his little brother
As if this were not enough, it seems that Prince Andrew (64 years old), the monarch’s little brother, desperately needs a renovation at Royal Lodge, the mansion in which he has resided since 2004. As explained by ‘The Mirror’, He could not bear the expense of these repairs, around 40,000 pounds (46,600 euros) annually.. This could mean a new battle between the brothers, since in 2023 Andrés managed to keep this home after place with his brother, but the condition was that he invested more than two million pounds in works to make it perfect.
This would not be happening, which could mean a new headache for the king. “Prince Andrew was told he must take care of the necessary renovations or he would have no reason to stay in the house. There is no doubt that the king is alarmed by the true state of the residence after the duke assured him that everything was under control,” royal expert Ingrid Seward told the aforementioned media.
