Breaking News:Royal Family Health Crisis: The 4 Royals Struck by Medical Issues This Year

The vulnerability of King Charles III’s slimmed-down monarchy has been exposed this year as three of its most-senior members have been hospitalized and taken out of action due to medical complications over the past six months.

Since January, the king, the Princess of Wales and the Princess Royal have all had royal engagements canceled after Buckingham Palace in London announced ongoing health issues. Charles’ former sister-in-law, Sarah “Fergie” Ferguson, the Duchess of York, has also been ill.

With the three working royals out of action, it has fallen to Queen Camilla and Prince William to step up and out to keep hands shaken, charities visited and ceremonies attended. The pair have been helped by the institution’s lesser-known members, the Dukes and Duchesses of Edinburgh and Gloucester.

As the monarchy experiences one of the busiest periods its working year, here Newsweek takes a look at the four royals who have been struck by medical setbacks so far in 2024.