Charles Will Reportedly Let Cancer ‘Take Its Action’ Before ‘Standing Down’ for William
When you ascended the throne as the oldest monarch in history, and you have been battling with cancer for two years, it’s no wonder people are consistently speculating about what will happen when you’re gone. That’s the situation King Charles finds himself in. Practically, plans for succession have to be made. But realistically, Charles is still king, and he doesn’t need to prepare for what comes next. People around him do.
And now RadarOnline is reporting that, despite rumors indicating he would soon abdicate, the King has no plans to do so. Reports indicated his health would be used as the excuse for Charles to step down in favor of his son, William. But royal biographer and expert Robert Jobson doesn’t believe this is happening.
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“I’ve seen him at events not far from him where he’s almost falling asleep while standing up. And this is a man who believes wholeheartedly in his duty, and he’s a courageous man,” Jobson said on Tom Sykes’ The Royalist podcast on April 8.
“But I would say this: if he felt he could not carry out his duty because of ill health, and if he feels that his health was in any way affecting his position, then he would not necessarily look to stand down — but he would likely say ‘I can’t continue with the treatment I’ve got and I’ll let it take its action,'” he added.
Jobson praised Charles as an “incredible man,” but warned people that, health-wise, the king isn’t doing as well as he has led people to believe in his last address about his health. In December, during Channel 4’s Stand Up To Cancer broadcast, the king implied that he was doing much better. “Today I am able to share with you the good news that thanks to early diagnosis, effective intervention and adherence to ‘doctors’ orders,’ my own schedule of cancer treatment can be reduced in the New Year,” he said in the message.
“This milestone is both a personal blessing and a testimony to the remarkable advances that have been made in cancer care in recent years; testimony that I hope may give encouragement to the fifty percent of us who will be diagnosed with the illness at some point in our lives,” the King also added.
According to Jobson, “I think that there’s a lot of development in London science, and he’ll be getting the best treatment possible,” he explained, adding that this doesn’t really change the outlook.
“I would say that we have to accept that this is a man, despite what was said. I think he was overhyped in December,” he claimed. “I think that the palace was overemphasizing the good news, and even the press people say, ‘Oh, this is good news.'”
For Jobson, it’s important for people to understand the situation. “The king is living with cancer. He will live with cancer. There’s not any prospect of anything other than living with cancer. And that probably says it all, really,” Jobson added.
