Even before the three cancer scares in the royal family affecting King Charles, the Princess of Wales, and Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, Charles’ core group of working royals was thin, thanks to his long-held desire to helm a “slimmed-down monarchy.”
Now, with the King’s ability to carry out public engagements diminished, the Princess of Wales off of royal duty for the foreseeable future, and Prince William at his wife’s side as she faces cancer head on, there are fewer working royals than ever. After Prince Andrew’s resignation from royal duty and Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s step back as working royals, the Firm is currently down to Princess Anne, the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh (Prince Edward and Sophie), and Queen Camilla.
