Buckling Under the Crown: King Charles Is 'Still Unwell' Despite Palace Giving Royal Illusion That 'Everything Is Fine'

King Charles III's cancer "hasn't gone away," and although His Majesty is "still unwell," the royal machine is ensuring "it is being fantastically well managed to give the impression that everything is fine," a source spilled.

The royal insider added how the "once-popular notion that he will live to a similar age" of his parents Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, is "now less widespread." The late queen and her consort were 96 and 99 when they died, respectively.

The King is 75, and on September 8, he will commemorate his second year as Britain and the Commonwealth's monarch on "Accession Day," but another insider claims it will be bittersweet.

"It's a sad day for a reigning monarch anyway since it also signifies the anniversary of one of their parents or family members' passing," they stated. "But for His Majesty, he will likely also be contemplating his life and what remains of it, we simply do not know how severe his cancer could or could not be. He will never abdicate, he firmly believes in the oath of life service."

They concluded: "So inevitably all eyes turn to Prince William and Kate — they will become King and Queen the moment Charles III dies, and things are not going great for the Princess of Wales either."

The future queen is reportedly still receiving complex, preventative chemotherapy treatments to stave off cancer cells presumably in the area of her January abdominal operation.

"Kate has been exceptionally open and honest about her health," a friend of the Prince and Princess of Wales told a publication. "Making two appearances before the summer break, at Wimbledon and Trooping the Colour, was a clear signal that she is doing well. That is what we are hearing privately as well — it’s not over but there is lots of optimism, lots of positivity."

They added: "It is obviously still an incredibly worrying time but all the signs are that her cancer treatment, which is ongoing, is progressing well."

As the future unfolds, royal fans and spectators the world over need to train themselves to expect only the occasional Kate appearance.

"My understanding is that people are going to have to get used to seeing a lot less of Kate," the source observed. "The priority for her now is going to be family and the children. The youngest of those kids, Louis, is only 6. Like a lot of people who have a brush with mortality, Kate is going to prioritize the things that matter to her from now on. In her case, that means her kids."

If HRH decides to live behind the cameras, she would join past Crown princesses, such as Empress Masako of Japan, who only appeared in public seldomly due to their health.

Cosmopolitan reported on the insider revelations.