King Charles is currently battling cancer, and since December of 2025 barely any official updates have come to light, but now whispers have started to drop, pointing to a shift in power dynamics between the king and his heir.

These whispers from Tom Sykes Substack warns “Prince William is in charge now” but “nobody in the British media can risk saying that. Yet.”

While going into detail he explained, “what is really going on here, of course, is the thing the UK newspapers and the outlets around the world that recycle their copy can’t tell you: power is bleeding from King Charles to Prince William because Charles is dying.”

While not spoken in a public format King Charles recently had a chat , a wheelchair-bound attendee of his garden party named Virginia Cavill.

She discussed the dangers old age and how even a fall can result in her breaking her ankle. Regarding this the King is said to have admitted, “this is the trouble as you get older, I know it’s going to happen to me.” But he did make sure to admit, “I’m OK, I totter along,” when asked how he’s holding on given his ongoing treatments.

For those unversed with the details surrounding King Charles’ cancer it came to light after he was undergoing treatment for a benign prostate enlargement. However the type of cancer he has, has not been revealed to the public.

In his last video message he broadcasted it on Channel 4 for the Stand Up To Cancer campaign.