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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Lifestyle
Kristin Contino

King Charles Was "Reduced to Tears" and "Overwhelmed" After Seeing the Public's Reaction to His Recent "Plight"

King Charles looks sad while attending The Braemar Gathering in Scotland on September 2, 2023.

King Charles has faced a difficult two years after being diagnosed with cancer in 2024 and dealing with the ongoing scandals involving his brother, Andrew. In his upcoming book The Windsor Legacy, Robert Jobson details the palace's response as both The King and Princess Kate fought cancer in 2024—and how one aspect of his situation moved the monarch "to tears."

In an excerpt from the book, serialized in the Daily Mail, Jobson wrote that after The King went "public" with his diagnosis, he's "been reduced to tears—not by his plight, but by the thousands of warm letters he has received."

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