“I, William, Prince of Wales, pledge my loyalty to you and bear you faith and truth, as the trusted man of your life and body.
God help me.
» This royal oath worthy of a medieval knights' novel, William pronounced it on May 6, in Westminster Abbey, the day of the coronation of Charles III.
Kneeling before his father, the new heir to the throne certainly did not imagine being called to fulfill his promise, only nine months later.
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For the Prince of Wales, 41, it is an upheaval - not to mention the concern for his father's health - which comes at the worst time.
Since January 16, he had suspended his official activities to take care of his family.
His wife Kate Middleton is recovering from abdominal surgery, over which the mystery continues, and is expected to remain convalescing until April.
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