Cancer of Charles III: why the royal family broke with Elizabethan “omerta” in its communication. The effort at transparency shown by Charles III, first on his prostate operation then on his cancer, also pursues an awareness-raising objective.

“There is a desire to give information, distilled in small doses, to the people who have the right to know, while using it to increase national cohesion which is crumbling,” says Sophie Soccard, lecturer in English-speaking cultural studies.