King Charles’ health is in apparent decline, and his funeral plans are being updated, sources close to the royal family told the Daily Beast.
Officials are reportedly reviewing the several-hundred-page document that lays out all details and aspects of the King’s funeral arrangements, according to Daily Beast. The secret information is referred to using the code-word, “Operation Menai Bridge.”
“Of course he is determined to beat it and they are throwing everything at it,” an old royal family friend told Daily Beast. “Everyone is staying optimistic, but he is really very unwell. More than they are letting on.”
Prince Charles, Prince of Wales reads the Queen’s speech next to her Imperial State Crown in the House of Lords Chamber, during the State Opening of Parliament in the House of Lords at the Palace of Westminster on May 10, 2022 in London, England. Photo by Alastair Grant – WPA Pool/Getty Images
King Charles III inspects the 200th Sovereign’s parade at Royal Military Academy Sandhurst on April 14, 2023 in Camberley, England. Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
Reports have come in indicating that friends, family and those closest to King Charles are distraught at the prospect of losing him so soon after he took the throne, according to Daily Beast.
The funeral arrangements are being reviewed and updated and even being compared to notes taken after the Queen’s funeral. Conversations are in progress to discover what could be improved upon since the Queen’s funeral, as well as what elements of the planning process were successful models that could be implemented once more, according to Daily Beast.
LONDON – MAY 18: Queen Elizabeth II presents Prince Charles, Prince of Wales with the Royal Horticultural Society’s Victoria Medal of Honour during a visit to the Chelsea Flower Show on May 18, 2009 in London. Photo by Sang Tan/WPA Pool/Getty Images
Prince Charles, Prince of Wales waves as he attends the Royal Cornwall Show on June 07, 2018 in Wadebridge, United Kingdom. Photo by Tim Rooke – WPA Pool/Getty Images
A former staffer reported that funeral plans are constantly in review but noted that King Charles’ current condition has given their plans a different sense of urgency, according to Daily Beast.
“The plans have been dusted off and are actively being kept up to date,” the former staffer said. “It’s no more than what you would expect given the king has been diagnosed with cancer. But the circulation of them has certainly focused minds.”
King Charles III and Camilla, Queen Consort take part in an address in Westminster Hall on September 12, 2022 in London, England. Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
Prince Charles, Prince of Wales undertakes a series of Investitures during a ceremony at the Recreational Leaf Hut at Government House in Honiara, Guadalcanal Island, Solomon Islands. Photo by Tim Rooke – Pool/Getty Images
The source reporting on the King’s current health condition was the same one who notified The Royalist that the late Queen Elizabeth was dying of bone marrow cancer mere months before her death, according to Daily Beast. (RELATED: ‘I Try To Keep Him In Order’: Queen Camilla Publicly Cracks Jokes At King Charles’ Expense)
This story continues to develop.