Joy Behar seems to SLAM the late Queen amid Charles’ cancer diagnosis

The View’s Joy Behar appeared to criticize the late Queen Elizabeth for failing to step down sooner so that King Charles could have his ‘day in the sun’ before news of his cancer diagnosis. The comedian made the comments on Tuesday show shortly after Buckingham Palace announced the monarch was undergoing treatment for the disease.

His sons Prince William and Prince Harry rushed to be at his bedside, with the estranged Prince Harry jetting in from his home in Montecito, California. Discussing the situation, Behar, 81, suggested the late Queen Elizabeth who was the United Kingdom’s longest reigning monarch for 70 years until her death at 96 ‘could’ve used term limits’.

‘It’s like, why not step down and let Charles have his day in the sun?’ Behar asked. ‘The poor guy, he finally gets to be king, and now he has an illness. That doesn’t seem fair. There’s something wrong about it. The woman was in the position for 70 years, the longest reign. I think she could have used some term limits.’

Her comments prompted mild amusement from the audience members, with some letting out a nervous laugh. But they did not go down so well on social media, where several X, formerly Twitter, users, hit back. ‘Maybe #JoyBehar should get her 81-year old [Backside] off television and make room for someone else?’ one user wrote. 

‘Joy should have been put on term limits years ago!’ Another added. One person said: ‘I have absolutely zero use for the royal family (see my Twitter handle), but that doesn’t change the fact that Joy Behar is an unconscionable pig’. Queen Elizabeth ruled from 1952 to September 2022 until her death from ‘old age.’ 

Charles celebrated his coronation less than a year ago on May 6. He has been visited by both sons, though there were no plans for a reunion between the brothers, with tensions still running high since Harry decided to step back from senior royal duties in January 2020.

The prince ‘would have gladly accepted’ a reunion with his brother, but instead ‘spent a night in a London hotel,’ it was claimed. Although Harry and the Prince of Wales have no plans to meet during the Duke’s stay, it is understood mutual friend Mark Dyer – who was a mentor to the princes after the death of Diana – could act as a bridge between the siblings, according to a source.

It’s believed William, 41, is remaining focused on tending to his wife Kate, who is recovering from her abdominal surgery and is taking extended leave from public duties until after Easter. The Duke of Sussex flew more than 5,000 miles yesterday from his home in California to London for what ended up being a 45-minute meeting with his cancer-stricken father King Charles. 

Harry did not spend the night in any royal residence, with him being effectively homeless on UK soil since his eviction from Frogmore Cottage last year, and it is thought he may have instead stayed in a luxury hotel. But experts have said they hope that Harry’s trip is the ‘sign of a truce’ with Charles. 

King Charles returned to his estate at Sandringham on Tuesday, the anniversary of his grandfather’s death. Charles arrived back at the Norfolk country house with Queen Camilla before being rushed inside by waiting aides. He was said to be ‘on good form’ following treatment for the unspecified cancer. The royal helicopter was seen arriving in Sandringham just before 5pm. 

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