Prince Charles might, reportedly, be suffering from another worrying medical condition. Royal fans are apparently growing concerned after seeing the Prince of Wales' most recent photo.
According to New Idea, Prince Charles was recently pictured with "extremely swollen hands" when he had his first public engagement and met the president of France, Emmanuel Macron, who visited London on June 18. This led fans to speculate that the heir to the throne is dealing with a lingering illness.
But it's not the first time Prince Charles appeared in public with swollen hands. When he visited India in November, the royal also exhibited puffiness in his hands and feet. Reports attributed this to his long travel from London to India.
Apparently, he does swell up during long flights, which turn his fingers into sausages. In 2012, Prince Charles' hands and feet also turned swollen during his travel to Australia.
Fans on Quora have speculated on Prince Charles' condition. One fan said that the heir to the British throne may be suffering from edema. Others theorized that Prince Charles may have high blood pressure or Raynaud's disease. But another said that it might simply be a case of poor circulation in the body after being stuck sitting down in a long flight.
Other royal fans, on the other hand, have concerns about Prince Charles redness on the face. As he loves to spend a lot of time outdoors and loves to walk or tend to his garden, he may also be suffering from a manageable skin condition called rosacea.
However, amid these speculations about this underlying conditions, Prince Charles said he was lucky to experience just minor symptoms of the coronavirus in late March. Prince William said that they worried for his dad because he commonly does have respiratory issues, such as the minor colds and sniffles, but he surprisingly only had coronavirus symptoms for a week.
Someone his age is statistically vulnerable to COVID-19, according to the World Health Organization. If he had underlying conditions, coronavirus would also make his recovery harder but Prince Charles was indeed lucky to have no hospitalization.
The Prince of Wales, however, said that coronavirus has taken his sense of smell and taste, which many patients have also complained about. Prince Charles said he still continues to experience this symptom months after his recovery from the dreaded disease.
