Prince William is likely to be back in the public eye from next week, but King Charles will recuperate in private for a while longer, royal expert tells PALACE CONFIDENTIAL

The Prince of Wales is likely to return to work next week, Daily Mail editor-in-chief Rebecca English has told Palace Confidential.

With three senior royals currently out of action, the past few weeks have looked relatively different for the Firm.

The Prince of Wales, 41, cares for Kate Middleton, 42, as she recovers from abdominal surgery at Adelaide Cottage in Windsor Great Park.

Meanwhile, King Charles is recovering from a successful procedure for an enlarged prostate.

However, Daily Mail editor-in-chief Rebecca English revealed on Mail+’s weekly talk show that a sense of normality should be restored by the end of next week.

“I think we could see him (William) making some public engagements towards the end of next week, I have to say. I think he will go back to work once she (Kate) is settled,” Rebecca said.

Speaking to podcast host Jo Elvin, editor of Mail on Sunday at Large Charlotte Griffiths and Daily Mail diary editor Richard Eden, Rebecca explained that both Kate and Charles are doing well.

But while Rebecca believes William will be back in the public eye soon, Charles is expected to recover privately until the end of the month.

“The king immediately went to Clarence House, a residence in London, and I understood this was because he only wanted to be near the hospital for the first few days,” Rebecca said.

She added: But after that I suspect he will head to the countryside, perhaps to Windsor or Highgrove, for the next two or three weeks to recover.’

“I doubt we will see him in public until the end of February,” the royal expert concluded.

The 75-year-old monarch was admitted to the private hospital around 9am last Friday morning where he underwent a corrective procedure for the benign condition.

It has been reported that Charles could take up to a month off from public duties while he recovers.

Kate, on the other hand, is not expected to carry out any official duties until after Easter, with her husband Prince William clearing his diary of official duties while she recovers at Adelaide Cottage in Windsor Great Park.

The Prince of Wales has been out of action while caring for his wife at Adelaide Cottage in Windsor

MailOnline understands her return to official duties will be subject to medical advice closer to the time, and William will return to public engagements once she is settled.

Elsewhere in the show, the royal experts discussed the meaning behind King Charles’ visit to his daughter-in-law in hospital last week, after arriving with Queen Camilla to prepare for his own operation.

Accompanied by Queen Camilla, His Majesty visited Catherine’s room at the private London Clinic in Marylebone, where she had spent a tenth night after what was described only as a ‘planned abdominal operation’.

The visit comes as something of a surprise because, simply put, members of the royal family do not visit each other in the hospital often, or at least only very rarely.

The late Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip, for example, often attended hospital appointments alone.

Speaking to podcast host Jo Elvin (far right), Mail on Sunday’s Editor at Large, Charlotte Griffiths (far left) and the Daily Mail’s diary editor, Richard Eden (left), Rebecca (right) explained the meaning behind the unexpected His Majesty’s visit to Kate

On the subject, Rebeca said: ‘It’s not something the royal family does often… and let’s face it, there aren’t many daughters-in-law recovering from major surgery who necessarily want their father-in-law to come home. if they see them, they may want to limit their family members.”

She added, “I think it’s a real show of the depth of their relationship and the fact that he would take a detour while he was worried about his own surgery to visit her, and that she would welcome that. ‘

“It was a good time to say something about the relationship between Charles and his daughter-in-law,” Rebecca concluded.

Jo Elvin turned to Richard to ask his opinion, to which he replied, “There’s a real family beneath The Firm.”