KING CHARLES ABDICATING!

Sick & dying monarch, 75, passing crown to panicked son

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DEVASTATED by D deadly medical crises, King Charles is shockingly abdicating his throne in favor of his oldest son and heir, Prince William, after serving less than 18 months as monarch, stunned palace courtiers tell GLOBE!

The dying 75-year-old monarch's bombshell decision after recent prostate surgery has plunged his 41-year-old son into a total panic, according to a high-level insider, who reveals the Prince of Wales doesn't want to be king.

"William is horrified his workaholic father is quitting it's the last thing he expected," says the insider.

"Charles always vowed he would use his mother, Queen Elizabeth, as an example and rule until his dying day.

After all, he waited 70 years for the crown. But his rapidly declining health and Queen Camilla's secret breast canhas cer battle him staring death in the eye.

"He's decided he wants to spend his final days quietly with the love of his life. But William is beside himself; he's not ready and is begging Charles to reconsider."