People will see the 'true worth of Queen Camilla in weeks ahead

QUEEN Camilla and and Prince William will hold the fort while the King undergoes cancer treatment over the coming weeks.

- Emily Ferguson

They will also receive a helping hand from the remaining senior working royals who have stepped up in recent weeks, namely Princess Anne and the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh.

Since Charles's original diagnosis for a benign enlarged prostate, the Queen has made the bulk of public appearances.

After the King was discharged from hospital last week, Camilla, 76, attended royal engagements every day and reassured well-wishers about the King's health. On an official visit last Tuesday she said he was "getting on" and "doing his best", adding: "Thank goodness!"

The Queen will continue this approach over the coming weeks and months, undertaking a full programme of public duties while continuing to support her husband at home.

Royal commentator Afua Hagan said: "She is his strength and stay and she's very good at keeping him positive."

Joe Little of Majesty Magazine added that Camilla is "the power behind the throne", adding: "She is a massive support in so many ways to her husband the King, only last week we saw that she was holding the fort while he was recuperating at Sandringham.