Initially, Buckingham Palace did not give a firm timeline on when King Charles would have his prostate procedure, nor how long he would be in the hospital, nor how long he would need to recover at home. When Charles checked into the London Clinic last Friday, we were told he would be there “over the weekend,” most likely two nights, Friday and Saturday. Well, he stayed in the hospital on Sunday night as well:
The King’s hospital stay has been extended as he recovers from surgery for an enlarged prostate, an insider has claimed, sparking concerns for the monarch’s health.
Charles, 75, planned on staying at The London Clinic for just two nights following the operation on Friday, but has now been kept in by doctors for a third.
A source told The Sun: ‘It is understood that Charles would only stay in hospital for longer than two nights if there was some kind of unexpected issue.’
They added that the additional night at the clinic ‘is entirely precautionary’ but may still have caused ‘some unease’.
The development comes as the palace confirmed the monarch could be out of action for a month when he is discharged, missing public engagements.
Queen Camilla made a visit to the King’s bedside on Sunday evening, and was seen smiling in the back of her black Audi as the car pulled away from the London Clinic at 7.06pm. It was the Queen’s fourth visit to her husband, and she leaves the hospital less than four hours after her previous departure following a quick succession of trips to see him on Sunday.
It is understood King Charles will not carry out any royal engagements for up to a month as he recovers from prostate surgery. He will have a ‘period of recuperation’, Sky News reports, but will be able to attend to government papers once he is discharged.
Cause for concern? Possibly, but again, he’s 75 years old and he was never going to “bounce back” from any kind of surgery quickly. It takes people longer to heal as they get older. Plus, he’s the king – of course they want to take every precaution. Of course, it does add an extra layer of speculation, especially given that Camilla seems concerned enough to visit him in the hospital constantly (and be photographed doing so every time).
Also: they keep making a big deal about how Charles chose the London Clinic specifically because the Princess of Wales is being treated there, thus saving the taxpayers “thousands” in security costs. Which adds so many other questions…
Photos courtesy of Cover Images.
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- King Charles III during a visit to the Whittle Laboratory in Cambridge to break ground on the new laboratory, meet with academics, aviation leaders and tour the facility. Featuring: King Charles III Where: Cambridge, United Kingdom When: 09 May 2023 Credit: PA Images/INSTARimages **NORTH AMERICA RIGHTS ONLY**
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- King Charles III and Queen Camilla attend the opening day of Royal Ascot at Ascot Racecourse along with other members of the Royal family Featuring: King Charles III, Queen Camilla Where: Ascot, United Kingdom When: 20 Jun 2023 Credit: John Rainford/Cover Images **NOT AVAILABLE FOR PUBLICATION IN THE UK**
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- King Charles III arrives at Crathie Parish Church, near Balmoral, for a church service, to mark the first anniversary of the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Featuring: King Charles III Where: Balmoral, Scotland, United Kingdom When: 08 Sep 2023 Credit: PA Images/INSTARimages **NORTH AMERICA RIGHTS ONLY**
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- King Charles III arrives to attend a dinner at Mansion House in London, to recognise the work of the City of London civic institutions and Livery Companies, the city’s ancient and modern trade guilds. Featuring: King George III Where: London, United Kingdom When: 18 Oct 2023 Credit: PA Images/INSTARimages **NORTH AMERICA RIGHTS ONLY**
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- King Charles III and Queen Camilla at the Palace of Westminster during the State Opening of Parliament in the House of Lords, London. Featuring: King Charles III Where: London, United Kingdom When: 07 Nov 2023 Credit: PA Images/INSTARimages **NORTH AMERICA RIGHTS ONLY**
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- King Charles III and Queen Camilla visit South Oxfordshire Food and Education Alliance (SOFEA) surplus food distribution centre, in Didcot, Oxfordshire for the official launch of The Coronation Food Project, which aims to bridge the gap between food waste and food need across all four nations of the United Kingdom Featuring: King Charles III Where: Oxford, United Kingdom When: 14 Nov 2023 Credit: PA Images/INSTARimages **NORTH AMERICA RIGHTS ONLY**
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- Queen Camilla leaves The London Clinic after King Charles III underwent an operation on his prostate Featuring: Queen Camilla Where: London, United Kingdom When: 26 Jan 2024 Credit: Cover Images
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- Queen Camilla leaves the London Clinic in central London where King Charles is being treated for an enlarged prostate. Featuring: Queen Camilla Where: London, United Kingdom When: 27 Jan 2024 Credit: PA Images/INSTARimages **NORTH AMERICA RIGHTS ONLY**
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- Queen Camilla arrives at The London Clinic in central London where King Charles III is being treated for an enlarged prostate. Featuring: Queen Camilla Where: London, United Kingdom When: 28 Jan 2024 Credit: PA Images/INSTARimages **NORTH AMERICA RIGHTS ONLY**
Remind me to never go to the London Clinic, what is going on there?!? J/k…but seriously, where is Kate?
Those hands! So red and swollen. Why didn’t someone check those out while he was there.
His hands have been that way for years. Obviously, he retains fluid but that could be caused by many things. No explanation has ever been offered that I’m aware of.
Somehow in the header photo they look almost normal. Almost.
Yeah. Eff security costs. You want to go to a doctor and hospital that specialize in your surgery and do a lot of them. A lot can go wrong with prostrate surgery and have sad life consequences. Part of why they are considered routine today is doctors specializing in them. Charles’s penny-pinching is pathological.
Well he is 76 and he probably needs more time. These things happen and he is letting it be known and doesn’t seem to be hiding anything with his situation. I have no idea why it saves taxpayers money to be at the same hospital as Can’t supposedly is other than maybe it’s like a bar and you get two for one lol 😂.
Why isn’t anybody asking why eggplant prince william isn’t visiting either his wife or his father? Smells like guilt to me.
I just assumed he was having the latest laser procedure. Don’t know why that would require even two nights in the hospital much less three. Here again, they probably shouldn’t have speculated on how many nights he would be in hospital.
Yes, my cousins FIL is having what seems to be the same procedure tomorrow and the plan is to get him in and out ASAP. This is in France but still. Given that the royals get the fanciest of everything I’m assuming this is an abundance of caution more than anything else.
Camilla seems to be loving the attention.
How dare Cam be photographed smiling and happy when Charles is in the hospital. Where’s the outrage?
The idea that it would save “millions” in security costs if Charles, too, went to the London clinic seems pretty silly. It seems like this clinic is a favoured one for the royals, and it apparently has a royal wing already, but both of them will still have individual security details. It reminds me of the stories about Charles being fastidious about turning off lights and turning down the heating, but still having multiple lavish palaces. Penny wise, pound foolish.
Also, apparently Keen has already been discharged and is now recovering at home in Windsor, so it’s not much of an
argument.
I think this is the same kind of ‘savings’ as having a slimmed down monarchy and when they ‘recycle’ an outfit by wearing its (gasp) more than once. Creative accounting would be a more accurate description.
Creative accounting or just plain idiocy from, what is it, the Mail? Too lazy to scroll up. They create these idiotic ‘reasons’ out of thin air. He’s the king of England & he’s going to go to the hospital or clinic that has the best facilities & staff for his health needs. That’s it. And you can bet if they’re only employing one set of security, Ks + Cs, you know darned well if push comes to shove they’re protecting the king, not the married in.
I have seen no concern, hardly a mention.. looks like the Royal propaganda team want there to be more concern or even interest at this point. I’m sure he is perfectly fine throwing pens at the poor nurses and orderlies.
Oh man! I read that as “throwing penis” at the nurses and orderlies.😁😆🤪
We’re talking about someone who can’t even cope with a pen being on the same desk he’s using without having a hissy fit, so I imagine maybe he’s just staying in another day because they can deal with his physical discomfort. I doubt he deals well with pain either.
Bingo! I bet he is whining about everything and ringing his bell for a nurse every five minutes!
Charles did not plan his hospital stay around Kate’s. No way. Meaning, he went to the hospital he was always planning on going to.
What I AM wondering though is if Kate planned her stay around him – meaning, that’s why KP announced it was the London Clinic. We all said it was weird that KP’s announcement specified the hospital. Maybe it was bc they knew Charles as going there the following week so they thought that provided cover for Kate. If that’s true, then interesting that BP played ball by indicating that Charles visited Kate.
100% Kate followed Charles, not the other way around. That’s the only reason KP would namedrop the clinic AND announce it on the same day as Charles, regardless of where Kate really was/is or the real timeline of events here.
I think they knew what Charles was going to announce and there was a plan in place for the Wails – the early years meeting Kate missed, Will announced a duchy housing project – both clearly meant to be used as distractions while Charles sought treatment, but then Kate seemingly went rogue (or something happened to her, or was done to her) and took this opportunity to drop her news instead, in the hopes that mixing her news in with Charles’ would muddy the waters and obfuscate whatever’s really going on, and for the most part it has.
I think BP is only covering up the parts of this that intersect with Charles – the clinic, the visits from Camilla – but they’re telling us all this while making direct unblinking eye contact and sort of nodding their head pointedly in the direction of KP, lol.
The London Clinic is really well known for their advances in prostate surgery, so it made sense why Charles would go there. But there’s still no clear indication why Kate chose it…
Performative garbage. It’s not saving us a penny, how can it when Charlie will not be in the same room as Kate and according to every lie /line the Palace is feeding people, keens at home and Charlie is staying longer, what a pain in the arse that is 🤣, I’m not bothered if they ever issue another statement because it’s NEVER the actual truth or facts #WHERE’S WILLIE
It didn’t even register with anyone 😛