In Pictures: Carol service brings some joy at end of difficult year for royals The royal family faced a difficult and upsetting year as both the King and Princess of Wales revealed they had been diagnosed with cancer.
The health blows faced by Charles and Kate torpedoed any plans for a run-of-the-mill year as the King looked to settle in amid the aftermath of the late Queen’s death and his accession in 2022 and the hectic demands of the coronation in 2023.
