According to a royal expert, we may be witnessing the last years of King Charles III‘s life. Since Buckingham Palace announced his cancer diagnosis back in February 2024, his condition has reportedly taken a turn for the worst. Royal expert and commentator Camilla Tominey has suggested that based on recent comments made by the king himself, he may not have much longer to live.
Tominey, who was the first to break the news about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle being in a relationship, as well as their alleged feud with Prince William’s wife, Kate Middleton, wrote in The Telegraph that the king “may die ‘with’ cancer, but not ‘of’ cancer following a rigorous treatment programme.”
The journalist alleged that the 76-year-old king had confided in someone that he is “on the other side” of his battle with cancer. Tominey doesn’t necessarily think this means his condition is improving, but rather that he has accepted that he may not fully recover.
However, Tominey does not appear to think that his death will come particularly soon, just that it is imminent, given his age and current health.
Although the monarch rarely comments on his health, in early September 2025 — a year-and-a-half after his cancer announcement — he made mention of his decline during an official visit to Midland Metropolitan University Hospital in Smethwick, according to People. A cancer patient reportedly asked him about his cancer recovery, and he replied, “I’m not too bad.”
Speaking to another patient he said, “I know, this is the terrible thing, as I am discovering already. The bits don’t work so well when you get past 70.”
“He knows he is in the twilight of his life,” a source who claims that the king has been spending his free time painting in the garden, told RadarOnline back in June. The source continued, “and some of the compositions are pretty melancholy given the serious position he is in with this cancer diagnosis.”
Buckingham Palace has not offered any official updates about the king’s condition.
