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Prince William 'Values' Queen Camilla: Prince of Wales to Co-Lead Monarchy With Stepmother 'for Months to Come'

Prince William is set to co-lead the British monarchy with his stepmother, Queen Camilla, for what could be 'months to come.'

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Prince William and Queen Camilla will lead the monarchy. Source: MEGA

With King Charles III and Kate, Princess of Wales, receiving cancer treatments, Queen Camilla and Prince William find themselves in an unlikely bond. The Queen and heir to the throne will be the main front-and-center royals for what one palace insider said could be "months to come."

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"William, I believe, has seen the value of Queen Camilla, especially at a time like this when she has been stalwart in supporting King Charles not only at home but also dramatically increasing the public engagements she has attended," royal expert Ian Pelham Turner shared.

The Prince of Wales' new workload also led royal commentator Richard Kay to state: "All those close to Prince William acknowledge [that] he has never ducked a challenge, nor failed to face adversity as he so memorably demonstrated as a 15-year-old boy when the gaze of the world descended on him after the death of his mother, Princess Diana."

"But the health crisis afflicting his wife is as great a trial as the loss of his mother, possibly greater," he added. "For William, the father, his first instincts will be for the welfare of his three children, with whom he and Kate have had to share the devastating news."

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Kay described what is currently being seen with the Crown as the "gravest crisis it has faced since the abdication" of King Edward VIII in 1936. "For the simple fact, the absence of both the Princess of Wales and the King represents a supercharged shock to the royal system. Charles and Kate are, by some distance, the most charismatic members of the family — the King in his genial reliability, Kate in her beauty and compassion."

Kay continued: "Right now, these are unstable times for a royal family stripped of its star performers — and stability goes to its very core. But if history teaches us one thing about the monarchy, it is that it can overcome the most testing of obstacles. It has survived revolution, civil war, and the darkest of threats."

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Queen Camilla will also lead the monarchy for what many analysts are saying "could be the rest of this year." Princess Anne, Prince Edward and Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, will also "work overtime" to do everything they can to keep the monarchy relevant to the public.

"Legitimate questions will be asked about whether this reduced pecking order will cope," Kay observed. "The experience of the past few weeks has shown just how vulnerable the family has become and the public’s reaction has been one of disquiet."

The Queen and Prince of Wales are second and third in rank, respectively, behind King Charles.

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