Buckingham Palace Cleverly Rebuts Prince Harry’s Comments About King Charles’ Health

England’s Royal Family has suffered a number of blows over the past few years—but it’s not ready to lie down yet.

Late last week, Prince Harry gave an interview to the BBC in which he stated that he had discovered some “shocking truths” about the royal institution he grew up in. Yet also claimed that he would “love a reconciliation,” especially as he does “not know how much longer my father [King Charles] has.”

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Given the number of people whose sole job is to keep statements like this from members or people close to members of the royal family out of the press, Harry’s got the Palace’s PR crisis team working overtime. But Buckingham Palace opted to take the high road in responding to Harry’s interview—by not really responding to it at all.

Instead, on Sunday, Buckingham Palace took to Instagram to share an incredibly well-timed—perhaps suspiciously so—video of a vibrant-looking King Charles busily preparing for his coronation celebrations. In one particular video, he is shown meeting with several artists who have been commissioned to create one-of-a-kind art for the occasion.

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The King previous stated that “The darkest moments of illness can be illuminated by the greatest compassion."

In late March, the King was briefly hospitalized once again after he was dealing with “temporary side effects” of his treatment. The King was well enough to attend Easter Sunday services at St. George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle, while Princess Catherine, who announced her own cancer diagnosis in March 2024, stayed home.