<p id=”par-1_71″>King Charles and <a href=”https://cheatsheet.com/tag/camilla-parker-bowles”>Camilla Parker Bowles</a> didn’t exactly get off to a strong start with the public. The two were embroiled in a high-profile affair in the 1980s, which ultimately led to the demise of Charles’ first marriage to Princess Diana. And it has taken years for Camilla to win over the public. (She still doesn’t have the approval rating that other royals, such as Prince William and Kate Middleton, have).</p>
<p id=”par-2_30″>Still, <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/king-charles-actually-encouraging-queen-camilla-break-free-royal-protocol-according-to-expert.html/”>Camilla has stood by Charles</a>, and she was even forced to keep a big secret from the public last year while doing her best to maintain a poker face.</p>
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<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-camilla-parker-bowles-had-to-attend-engagements-after-learning-charles-had-cancer”>Camilla Parker Bowles had to attend engagements after learning Charles had cancer</h2>
<p id=”par-3_93″>Last year proved to be a challenging one for the royal family, but it seems they have all grown stronger from it. In early 2024, <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/king-charles-cancer-diagnosis-shocks-royal-family-two-days-ago-everything-seemed-fine.html/”>King Charles was diagnosed with cancer</a>, though he has never revealed what kind. Not long after, Kate Middleton went public with her own cancer diagnosis (Kate has since gone through chemotherapy and announced she is in remission). But after Charles was diagnosed and before he announced it to the public, Camilla had to continue royal duties as if nothing was happening — a tough, emotional secret to keep.</p>
<p id=”par-4_67″>Speaking to <a href=”https://www.newsweek.com/queen-camilla-secret-heartbreaking-visit-king-charles-cancer-2043354#:~:text=Queen%20Camilla%20visited%20a%20cancer,%2C%22%20an%20aide%20told%20Newsweek.”>Newsweek</a>, a royal aide revealed how Camilla handled the royal engagement with so much on her mind. “She had to undertake public duties knowing that the king had been diagnosed with cancer, including a visit to a Maggie’s center in London, and yet not be able to show the slightest flicker of vulnerability when she went there knowing what she knew privately,” the aide said.</p>
<p id=”par-5_31″>“It was astonishing how she balanced both of those roles alongside her own private anxieties, in particular during the first period of about a week or 10 days,” the aide added.</p>
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<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-king-charles-has-since-returned-to-work”>King Charles has since returned to work</h2>
<p id=”par-6_41″>Charles still has not unveiled many details about his cancer diagnosis, but he has resumed full-time royal duties. It appears that his cancer type is one that can be treated while also managing a full-time schedule, which is generally good news.</p>
<p id=”par-7_49″>The royal family is notoriously private about their personal lives, and that has remained the truth through the health struggles they dealt with last year. Kate Middleton has also never revealed what type of cancer she had, but she did say that she had <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/kate-middleton-hospitalized-kensington-palace-shares-few-details-about-planned-abdominal-surgery.html/”>surgery on her abdominal region</a>.</p>