Emotional coincidence as King Charles retires to Sandringham
King Charles has arrived at Sandringham for the primary time at this time after his most cancers prognosis on the anniversary of his grandfather’s loss of life.
Charles arrived again on the Norfolk nation home with Queen Camilla after assembly his son Prince Harry for lower than an hour of their first face-to-face encounter for 9 months.
His arrival again on the royal residency falls on the identical day that King George VI died 72 years in the past.
The father of Queen Elizabeth II handed away in his sleep at Sandringham on the age of 56 on February 6, 1952, after affected by lung most cancers.
The situation was stored secret from the King himself, who died 5 months after having a part of his left lung eliminated.
King Charles arrived again on the Norfolk nation home with Queen Camilla after assembly his son Prince Harry for lower than an hour of their first face-to-face encounter for 9 months
Charles arrival again on the royal residency (pictured) falls on the identical day that King George VI died 72 years in the past
King George VI handed away in his sleep at Sandringham on the age of 56 on February 6, 1952, after affected by lung most cancers
Although King George VI was in largely good well being for many of his reign, his heavy smoking in the end took a toll.
In September 1951, he had his left lung eliminated for was referred to on the time as ‘structural abnormalities’.
In actuality, it was as a result of most cancers, however the King’s docs stored this prognosis each from the general public and the monarch himself.
Although he did appear to be recovering from the process, the King died immediately from a coronary thrombosis – or blood clot within the blood vessels or arteries of the center – 5 months later, in February 1952.
Before he was handled for lung most cancers the King additionally grappled with points together with his arteries which in 1949 almost noticed him lose his proper leg when he developed an arterial blockage.
This led to the suspending of a deliberate tour of New Zealand and Australia.
George’s loss of life was a shock to the general public and the Royal Family.
He had waved goodbye to his 25-year-old daughter and heiress, Elizabeth, just some weeks earlier than as she left to go to Kenya.
News of her father’s loss of life, and her rapid accession to the throne, reached the Queen whereas she was on safari.
Charles, 75, is alleged to be ‘on good kind’ following his remedy earlier at this time for an unspecified most cancers. The royal helicopter was seen arriving in Sandringham simply earlier than 5pm.
Charles and Queen Camilla have been seen waving to crowds as they left Clarence House in London in an official automobile at 3.35pm earlier than catching a helicopter to Norfolk.
The monarch’s Sikorsky S-76C chopper landed lower than an hour later on the royal property at round 4.20pm.
