King Charles' cancer 'totally incurable' and being managed but expert says he won’t die 'of' disease

King Charles' cancer 'totally incurable' and being managed but expert says he won’t die 'of' disease
King Charles revealed his cancer diagnosis in February 2024 (Getty Images)

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM: King Charles has reportedly been handed the diagnosis that his cancer is “totally incurable,” but as per an expert, he will probably die "with" cancer, not "of" it.

Royal journalist Camilla Tominey also shared that despite the devastating diagnosis, the monarch won’t be shifting from Clarence House to Buckingham Palace, as reported by RadarOnline.

“The talk now is that he may die 'with' cancer, but not 'of' cancer following a rigorous treatment program,” Tominey added.

King Charles III, as Captain General of the Royal Artillery talks to members of the Royal Artillery during a visit to the regiment at their headquarters in Lark Hill, Wiltshire meeting some of the personnel from the 21 regiments that form up the Royal Regiment, on June 6, 2025 in Salisbury, England. (Photo by Richard Pohle - WPA Pool/Getty Images)
King Charles, as Captain General of the Royal Artillery, talks to members of the Royal Artillery during a visit to the regiment at their headquarters in Lark Hill, Wiltshire, meeting some of the personnel from the 21 regiments that form up the Royal Regiment, on June 6, 2025, in Salisbury, England (Richard Pohle - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

King Charles is spending time making paintings to take his mind off cancer

This comes after an insider previously spilled that King Charles “is spending a lot of his free time in his garden at his country bolthole painting away. Art is one of his first loves, and it takes his mind off the harsh reality of illness.”

"He knows he is in the twilight of his life, and some of the compositions are pretty melancholy given the serious position he is in with this cancer diagnosis. He is channeling the grief and pain he is feeling into his art,” they added.

King Charles III, as Captain General of the Royal Artillery visits the regiment at their headquarters in Lark Hill, Wiltshire meeting some of the personnel from the 21 regiments that form up the Royal Regiment, on June 6, 2025 in Salisbury, England. (Photo by Richard Pohle - WPA Pool/Getty Images)
King Charles, as Captain General of the Royal Artillery, visits the regiment at their headquarters in Lark Hill, Wiltshire, meeting some of the personnel from the 21 regiments that form up the Royal Regiment, on June 6, 2025, in Salisbury, England (Richard Pohle - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

The source further claimed that the 76-year-old “sees the works as a legacy of his life which can be enjoyed by buyers long after he has died.”

Meanwhile, it’s also been reported that though Charles’ health is being “managed,” his elder son Prince William and his wife Kate Middleton have begun “quietly preparing” to take over the role of the king and the queen.

Prince Harry said he doesn't know how long King Charles has left to live

On the other hand, King Charles’ younger son Prince Harry, who’s been estranged from his royal family for years, had said during a bombshell BBC interview that “there’s no point in continuing to fight anymore. As I said, life is precious.”

LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 8: Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex leaves the Royal Courts of Justice on April 8, 2025 in London, England. Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex arrived in the UK this morning to attend court for his appeal against the downgrading of his security detail for family visits to the UK. (Photo by Belinda Jiao/Getty Images)
Prince Harry leaves the Royal Courts of Justice on April 8, 2025, in London, England (Belinda Jiao/Getty Images)

“I don’t know how much longer my father has. He won’t speak to me because of this security stuff, but it would be nice to reconcile,” he added.

Charles had revealed his cancer diagnosis in February 2024.

Buckingham Palace said at the time, “During The King’s recent hospital procedure for benign prostate enlargement, a separate issue of concern was noted. Subsequent diagnostic tests have identified a form of cancer.”

“The King is grateful to his medical team for their swift intervention, which was made possible thanks to his recent hospital procedure. He remains wholly positive about his treatment,” the statement added.

LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 06: King Charles III on the balcony of Buckingham Palace following the Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla on May 06, 2023 in London, England. The Coronation of Charles III and his wife, Camilla, as King and Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the other Commonwealth realms takes place at Westminster Abbey today. Charles acceded to the throne on 8 September 2022, upon the death of his mother, Elizabeth II. (Photo by Samir Hussein/WireImage)
King Charles on the balcony of Buckingham Palace following the Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla on May 6, 2023, in London, England (Samir Hussein/WireImage)

Royal aide claimed King Charles is living ‘life as normal as possible’

Last month, a senior royal aide claimed that King Charles is handling the disease “incredibly well.”

They claimed, “The thing you learn about this illness is that you just manage it and that’s what he does. Medical science has made incredible advances and I genuinely see no difference in him.”

King Charles III arrives at Faleolo International Airport for his official welcome on October 23, 2024 in Apia, Samoa. The King's visit to Australia is his first as monarch, and the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Samoa will be his first as head of the Commonwealth. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images)
King Charles arrives at Faleolo International Airport for his official welcome on October 23, 2024, in Apia, Samoa. The King's visit to Australia is his first as monarch, and the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Samoa will be his first as head of the Commonwealth (Chris Jackson/Getty Images)

“As long as you just do what the doctors say, just live your life as normal as possible... that’s exactly what he is doing,” the source stated, as per Town & Country.

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