Following the news of King Charles’ cancer diagnosis, royal family members are “very thin on the ground,” according to royal expert Neil Sean.

Sean — who has over 20 years of experience covering the royal family — was a guest on “The Story with Martha MacCallum” on Monday where he pointed out that the royal family has been very tied up these past several weeks.

“This is a difficult bit, Martha, because obviously, the Princess of Wales, Catherine, is incapacitated back recovering herself,” Sean said of Kate Middleton’s recent abdominal surgery. “And then, of course, you have Prince William who is also on daddy duties.” 

King Charles’ cancer diagnosis leaves royals “very thin on the ground,” royal expert Neil Sean said. (Getty Images)

He continued, “So now, we’re going to have to see the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh and, of course, the Princess Royal — but it does leave the royals very thin on the ground.”

“It’s very clever in their communications of what they’re doing,” Sean said of Buckingham Palace. “Seriously though, we just wish him the best. It’s very upsetting news actually over here in the United Kingdom and, of course, to the rest of the world – the Commonwealth.”

Janelle Ash is an entertainment writer for Fox News Digital.