For the Royal Family , January is usually ‘downtime’. But on the 17th, just after 2pm, a statement announced the Princess of Wales had undergone abdominal surgery.
Robert Hardman’s book, Charles III, details the inside story of the King’s first years as monarch Within the wider royal orbit, especially the Church of England, there had been speculation the events of 2024 might have nudged the Prince of Wales a little closer in the direction of the Almighty. Advertisement ‘William is just doing what his father did,’ says a former member of staff who worked for the King in princely days.
