Did Prince Harry hear about King’s illness from the media?

Did Prince Harry hear about King’s illness from the media? Reports suggest Palace message about his father may have been beaten by newsflashes… as Sussexes maintain public silence over Charles AND Kate’s medical dramas

Prince Harry may have heard about King Charles’s illness from the media rather than being informed by the Palace itself.

The Duke of Sussex was reportedly informed about his father’s prostate diagnosis in a message from Buckingham Palace but is thought to have seen it reported in the media beforehand, according to The Telegraph.

Harry has so far remained silent over the news of Charles’s health scare, which was publicly announced in the UK at 3.25pm on Wednesday, which would have been 7.25am in California, where the Duke lives.

Kensington Palace said at 2pm on Wednesday that the Princess of Wales was being treated in hospital after undergoing successful abdominal surgery.

It comes as Harry is set to be inducted as a ‘Living Legend of Aviation’ on Friday at an awards ceremony hosted by John Travolta in Beverly Hills, California.

The duke’s work setting up the Invictus Games Foundation will also be celebrated. It is not clear if Harry or wife Meghan will attend the glitzy awards do.

Both the palace and a spokesman for the Sussexes have declined to comment on Harry’s silence over his relatives’ health problems.

However, it is understood that neither side is keen to inflame tensions within the firm, which has been rocked by a series of dramas in recent months.

The latest development echoes the breakdown of communications when Queen Elizabeth II died in September 2022.

Harry discovered the news of his grandmother’s death through a news alert while he was mid-air heading to Scotland, when the first public announcement was made.

The Princess of Wales will spend a third night in hospital after major abdominal surgery as William, her parents and siblings cleared their diaries to support her recovery and care for George, Charlotte and Louis.

Kate is said to be ‘doing well’ as she recovers following the procedure at the London Clinic in Marylebone, revealed on the same day Charles announced he was taking a short break for treatment for an enlarged prostate.

Prince William, 41, has postponed engagements to spend time by Kate’s bedside, as well as supporting their three young children back at Windsor.

William wants to continue doing the school run in an effort to create as much normality as he can for Prince George, ten, Princess Charlotte, eight, and five-year-old Prince Louis, while their mother is in hospital.

He will also have the help of their nanny, Maria, and Kate’s family, particularly her parents Michael and Carole Middleton, who are hands-on grandparents used to having the children for sleepovers.

Kate’s parents and siblings Pippa Matthews and James Middleton are helping to support her recovery at her home in Windsor.