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Peter Phillips, King Charles III's nephew, as a family member, conveys the monarch's mood in an interview: Charles is full of impatience.
London - Merciless circumstances mean that King Charles (75) is currently undergoing cancer treatment and his daughter-in-law Princess Kate (42) had to announce the start of her chemotherapy after a long absence in a shock video on Friday (March 22nd).
King Charles' nephew, Peter Phillips (46), gave a glimpse through the royal keyhole in a rare television interview with
Sky News Australia
.
King Charles is frustrated by the protracted nature of his cancer
Speaking to the news channel, he said of his monarch and uncle: “He is in good spirits, but in fact he is also extremely frustrated.
He is frustrated that he cannot do everything he would like to do.” The son of Princess Anne (73) and her first husband Captain Mark Phillips (75) was visiting Australia to support the International Foundation for Arts and Culture to represent.
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In the interview, he further provided an intimate insight into how Charles deals with his serious illness: "He is very pragmatic, he understands that there is a time when he really has to concentrate on himself," reports the father of two daughters and also hints at impatience: “But at the same time he urges his employees and everyone – his doctors and nurses – to let him off the leash, so to speak.”
King Charles keeps his staff and doctors busy - the illness is taking “too long” for him
King Charles wants to resume his royal duties as quickly as possible.
Phillips puts it this way: "I think the overarching message would be that he's obviously very keen to get back to some form of normality and is probably frustrated that the recovery is taking a little longer than he probably would have liked."
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According to his nephew Peter Phillips (right), the king is “frustrated” with the speed of his cancer recovery (photomontage) © Yui Mok/dpa & Stephen Lock / i Images
Phillips was also appointed ambassador for Australia's relations with Great Britain.
He said the royal family had a "great affinity" for Australia, adding: "We all have friends here."
And because he was already there, he gave an insight into his parents' work, which he praised: It was "pretty remarkable" that his mother still went on trips abroad even in her 70s, he said.
He further said: “Both are incredibly hardworking and both are still working a lot harder in their 70s than they probably expected,” he added.
“So everyone has a lot to do, and at the end of the day they all lead by example.”
He added that Princess Anne "really valued" her time at home to "relax and just find some form of normality."
Princess Anne, along with her wife Camilla (76) and Prince William (41), belong to the front row of royals who enjoy great popularity.
Princess Anne has also had the reputation of being the most hard-working royal.
Sources used:
skynews.au, dailymail.co.uk, Instagram