Prince William turns 42! Inside his 'cruel wake-up call' as King Charles makes 'surprising move'
ok.co.ukBirthdays are a time for reflection and celebration, and there's no doubt Prince William is marking his 42nd birthday with his nearest and dearest.The future King's special day falls on 21 June and this year he has a "great deal to reflect on", claims royal expert Jennie Bond.The Prince of Wales has been dealing with a lot behind the scenes in recent months.
His wife Kate, 42, underwent abdominal surgery in January and then announced she is undergoing treatment for cancer, while William's father, King Charles, 75, is also being treated for an undisclosed form of cancer.
While being a rock for his wife and their three children - Prince George, 10, Princess Charlotte, nine, and Prince Louis, six - William has also had to keep up with Royal duties and support his father.This has all come as a "difficult wake-up call" to the dad-of-three, claims Jennie, with his life "cruelly unsettled" over recent months. "Birthdays can so often be a time to take stock, and William has a great deal to reflect on this year.
At 42, he has had a difficult wake-up call that has cruelly unsettled the life he was happily enjoying. "In the past few months he has had to be the rock that has steadied his wife through her illness and treatment, the dad who comforts and protects his children, and the son who has dutifully stood in for his father as the King faces his own health problems," the former BBC Royal correspondent exclusively told OK!.
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