King Charles' little known role in William and Kate's wedding revealed as close bond with Princess of Wales is strengthened through their respective battles with cancer
Daily MailKing Charles has always had a close relationship with his son and daughter-in-law with the monarch said to have got even closer to the Princess of Wales due to their shared cancer diagnosis. King Charles has always had a close relationship with his son Prince William and his wife, Kate Middleton, and he played an extra special part in their 2011 wedding As the father of the groom, Prince Charles played an instrumental role in the 2011 Royal wedding, but the then-Duke of Cornwall went above and beyond that role in choosing some of the music For William and Kate's nuptials at Westminster Abbey, guests arrived to organ music by Johann Sebastian Bach and orchestral pieces by Edward Elgar, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies and more For William and Kate's nuptials at Westminster Abbey, guests arrived to organ music by Johann Sebastian Bach and orchestral pieces by Edward Elgar, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies and more. Kate and Charles during a visit to a medical rehabilitation centre in Loughborough in 2020 Charles and Kate also share a love of art, gardening and the outdoors - but now their bond sadly stretches to a shared cancer diagnosis and ongoing treatment Mr Cole, a former BBC television royal correspondent, added: 'Kate has grown close to the King, who has repeatedly referred to her as "my beloved daughter-in-law". Charles and Kate also share a love of art, gardening and the outdoors - but now their bond sadly stretches to a shared cancer diagnosis and ongoing treatment.