The British Royal Family pursues public… two statements about the health of the King and the Princess of Wales in one hour
Within one hour, the British Royal Family announced that two of its members, King Charles and Princess of Wales, Kate Middleton, had suffered from illnesses that required hospital treatment.
When the late Queen Elizabeth of England was admitted to hospital for one night in October 2021 for “initial examinations,” the first the public learned about her “health concerns” was published on the front page of The Sun newspaper.
The Guardian expected that the late Queen had concealed the matter in order not to cause a stir, but the fact that royal correspondents had reported that the Queen was advised to rest, but not in the hospital, led to speculation about the truth of her health condition, and also led to criticism of the “secrecy” of the Royal Palace.
Therefore, it is not surprising that the royal family took a noticeably different approach yesterday (Wednesday), through a double announcement, with a small difference, that Princess of Wales Kate Middleton and King Charles were undergoing treatment in hospital, according to the Guardian newspaper.
Kensington Palace said yesterday that Kate (42 years old), Princess of Wales, wife of British Crown Prince William, entered the private London Clinic Hospital on Tuesday, underwent successful abdominal surgery, and will remain in the hospital for up to two weeks and is in good health.
No further details were provided about the princess’s “private medical information”, although the palace indicated there were no concerns about cancer.
Perhaps keen to avoid speculation the next day about the health of the royal family, this announcement was quickly followed by another from the press team at Buckingham Palace.
The statement said: “Like thousands of men every year, the king receives treatment for an enlarged prostate. “His condition is benign and he will be admitted to the hospital next week for a corrective operation.”
The statement added that the king’s obligations will be postponed “for a short period of recovery.”
King Charles will not need long to recover (Reuters)
While the 75-year-old king’s engagements will be postponed “for a short period of recovery,” the princess’s surgery is more complex, and she will remain in hospital for 10 to 14 days, and is not expected to be well enough to return to public engagements until after Easter in April, according to The Guardian.
In keeping with the couple’s attempt to be hands-on parents, at least by the standards of the royal family, her husband, the Prince of Wales, will also step down from his public duties during the period she is in the hospital, and immediately afterward they will return home to be with their three children, according to The Guardian.
The couple has also postponed any travel plans in the coming months.
What do we know about King Charles’ health history?
The king contracted Covid-19 twice, and tested positive for the coronavirus for the first time in late March 2020, as the virus was spreading around the world. At the time, he was experiencing mild symptoms but remained healthy, Clarence House said.
He also tested positive for the second time in February 2022. After isolating himself, he resumed his royal duties a week later.
His fingers are swollen
For several years, the British media has wondered about King Charles’ swollen fingers. The king’s hands appeared swollen when he met with then-British Prime Minister Liz Terrace on September 9, 2022, after the death of his mother. But there is no official word on his diagnosis.
King Charles with Liz Terrace (Reuters)
He removed a non-cancerous tumor from his face
Also, the Associated Press reported that this procedure, which it described as “simple and routine,” was performed in 2008, and included a spot on the side of his nose. The agency also noted that his parents had similar non-cancerous growths removed from their faces in previous years.
Sports injuries
The King has a set of scars from his polo playing days. The Associated Press reported that his right arm was broken in two places after falling from his horse during a polo match in 1990.
In 1998, he fractured one of his ribs after falling from his horse while hunting, according to the BBC. In the same year, he underwent surgery to repair the cartilage in his right knee.
Charles plays in a match at the Guards Polo Club in Windsor, near London, in the late 1970s (The New York Times)
In 2001, the king lost consciousness when he fell from his horse during a polo match. In the same year, he fractured his shoulder bone when he fell from a horse while hunting foxes, according to the BBC.
King Charles retired from polo in 2005 at the age of 57.
Hernia operation
In 2003, then-Prince Charles was injured while putting up a fence in the gardens of one of his estates and needed a “routine operation,” the BBC reported.
What about the Princess of Wales?
There are not many reports that talk about the princess’s health history, but The Guardian indicated that during her pregnancy, the princess suffered from hyperemesis gravidarum, which is a form of severe morning sickness, and was admitted to the hospital in 2012 during her pregnancy with Prince George.
Kate Middleton underwent abdominal surgery (Reuters)
She announced her second pregnancy in 2014, ahead of schedule because she was receiving treatment for the condition.
She said on a “podcast” in 2020: “It was very bad. I was really sick. I wasn’t eating the things I should be eating, but even so, the fetus was still able to take all the goodness from my body.” And to grow new life, which I think is wonderful.”
William and Kate with their first child outside the Lindo Wing at St Mary’s Hospital in central London on July 23, 2013 (X)
Prince Philip and Camilla
As a reminder, the public was kept well informed when the Duke of Edinburgh was hospitalized several times in his final years. Prince Philip spent 4 weeks in hospital after heart surgery in March 2021; He died the following month.
King Charles and Queen Camilla (Reuters)
Also, when Queen Camilla underwent surgery in a London hospital in 2007, reporters were informed that the then Duchess of Cornwall had undergone a hysterectomy.
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