The British royal family is going through a very delicate moment. In mid-January, King Charles III was diagnosed with cancer, and a few weeks ago it was confirmed that Kate Middleton is also undergoing treatment for the same disease. In the midst of this crisis, a new scandal has come to light that does nothing to make things easier for Buckingham. This Sunday, the Daily Mail uncovers that it has become known that a senior advisor to the king has tried to deceive the monarch in his toughest moment.
As claimed by the aforementioned media, an employee of the monarch skipped all judicial procedures to go directly to the King so that he could hire a friend for a job in the Palace. The media claims that this person “cynically” wanted to deceive the father of Princes William and Henry. Apparently, this episode would have generated a great stir in the monarch’s court and even one of his closest assistants would have “become furious” with the information.
The British media also points out that the King’s private secretary has been forced to order a “shameful change of direction in the appointment.” It is said that the man who caused this whole altercation was called David White. This would be a serious offense, since he has tried to deceive the king in a moment of vulnerability and in which the instructions are clear: he should not be disturbed at this time when he is undergoing treatment for the cancer he suffers from.
Apparently, palace staff are instructed not to be a burden to the king at this time. Some people around Buckingham believe that David White tried to reach Charles in order to get his preferred candidate to take the position. “When the King is in London, he is here for treatment and therefore it can often be a difficult time for him. Charles’s closest aides knew him well enough to know that they should have left him alone in that moment,” said said source.
“What David may not have realized was that the king was tired. In other words, he was at his most vulnerable, which is why the proper procedure exists,” said the source. For his part, David White occupies the role of King of Arms of the Garter, and his responsibility is to advise the monarch on matters of heraldry and how to carry out royal ceremonies. It has nothing to do with advising on candidates for positions in the palace. We will have to wait to know how the matter ends, which has caused a new headache for the monarchy at a delicate moment.
