William took over the reins of the monarchy

As King Charles III faces his battle with cancer, Crown Prince William has taken over the reins of monarchical representation in the United Kingdom, where the royal family tends to multiply its presence at all sorts of charity and commemorative events.

In a way, the moment is not could be more inappropriate: his wife, Catalinais recovering from an undisclosed mystery abdominal surgery that will keep him out until at least the end of March.

Guillermo has since renounced his public program that operationJanuary 16, to remain in the care of the Princess of Wales and her three children, Jorge, Charlotte and Luis.

But the absence of his father, who is from came to the throne in 2022 flamboyant at events across the country, he cast his eldest son, 41, in an unexpected role.

First appearance Guillermo left this Wednesday in the morning hours, when he presided over the so-called investiture ceremony, in which distinguished personalities are awarded the Order of the British Empire.

Photos from the event showed a relaxed and smiling prince chatting amiably with the winners, including international soccer player Ellen White, who conveyed her best wishes for his father’s recovery.

Later in the night, the prince plans to attend a gala dinner organized by the non-governmental organization London Air Ambulance, of which he is a patron.

Although representative tasks on monarch will be distributed among the eleven ‘active members’ of the royal household, the leading role is expected to go to William, who enjoys a high level of public approval.

With him, Princess Anne, the only one sister of Charles IIIhe is expected to retain the ubiquity that has already characterized him in 2023: he has surpassed, according to the ‘Daily Telegraph’ count, the king himself in the number of public engagements, with 457, compared to his brother’s 425.

Telephone hearing and short visit

After spreading the diagnosis for the type of cancer unspecified (only known to be non-prostate), Buckingham Palace clarified this Monday that the King will continue weekly audiences with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.

However, at the same time, he specified that doctors will be the ones who will give the final word on the format of these meetings if interpersonal contacts are reduced to a minimum.

Although Downing Street does not normally comment on the details of these hearings, it made an exception this Wednesday, telling the media that an agreement had been reached with Buckingham “on this particular matter” and that the two would speak by phone.

Sunak repeated in the control session Government in the Lower House (lower) his desire for the monarch to recover quickly and to be able to resume his public work as soon as possible.

Carlos III traveled yesterday, Tuesday, to his A country residence in Sandringham (Eastern England) from London after starting treatment for the disease on Monday.

Before leaving the British capital, he briefly met with his youngest son, Prince Harry, from whom he has distanced himself in recent years and who ceased to be an operational member of the royal family in 2020.

After the completed flight 11 a.m. Tuesday from California (USA), where he lives with his wife Meghan and their two children, Enrique saw his father and headed home again today, according to the British media, who filmed the Duke of Sussex at Heathrow Airport.

The estrangement of Enrique and his older brother, Williamit was discovered again after he rejected the meeting, considering that it was “not a conciliatory visit”, according to sources close to him.