King Charles’ health is in apparent decline, and his funeral plans are being updated, sources close to the royal family told the Daily Beast.
Officials are reportedly reviewing the several-hundred-page document that lays out all details and aspects of the King’s funeral arrangements, according to Daily Beast. The secret information is referred to using the code-word, “Operation Menai Bridge.”
“Of course he is determined to beat it and they are throwing everything at it,” an old royal family friend told Daily Beast. “Everyone is staying optimistic, but he is really very unwell. More than they are letting on.”
Reports have come in indicating that friends, family and those closest to King Charles are distraught at the prospect of losing him so soon after he took the throne, according to Daily Beast.
The funeral arrangements are being reviewed and updated and even being compared to notes taken after the Queen’s funeral. Conversations are in progress to discover what could be improved upon since the Queen’s funeral, as well as what elements of the planning process were successful models that could be implemented once more, according to Daily Beast.
A former staffer reported that funeral plans are constantly in review but noted that King Charles’ current condition has given their plans a different sense of urgency, according to Daily Beast.
“The plans have been dusted off and are actively being kept up to date,” the former staffer said. “It’s no more than what you would expect given the king has been diagnosed with cancer. But the circulation of them has certainly focused minds.”
The source reporting on the King’s current health condition was the same one who notified The Royalist that the late Queen Elizabeth was dying of bone marrow cancer mere months before her death, according to Daily Beast. (RELATED: ‘I Try To Keep Him In Order’: Queen Camilla Publicly Cracks Jokes At King Charles’ Expense)
This story continues to develop.