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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Lifestyle
Kristin Contino

The Secret (and Unusual) Code Name Behind King Charles's Health Scare Revealed by Royal Insider

King Charles wearing a blue coat and a pink tie looking to the left with a worried expression .

King Charles shocked the world when he announced he'd been diagnosed with an undisclosed form of cancer in February, and while royal watchers grappled with the news, "ashen-faced" courtiers were left to come up with a plan. In a new report from the Daily Mail on Dec. 20, it's been revealed that the palace created a secret code name unknown to anyone—perhaps even The King himself.

Royal editor Rebecca English revealed the details that played out behind the scenes earlier this year, writing that Buckingham Palace staffers' "role was to devise a plan to support The King, and reassure an anxious nation."

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