King Charles is to face a “decisive time” in his reign next year, a royal astrologer has predicted. The King had a turbulent 2025 which was often dominated by the scandal surrounding Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, with Charles moving to draw a line under the controversy as he formally stripped his brother of his titles in a dramatic banishment.

However, there were also some more positive developments, including in December when he revealed he had been given the go-ahead to reduce his schedule of cancer treatment in the New Year following almost two years of weekly appointments. Royal astrologer Debbie Frank, who was a close friend of Princess Diana, has made her predictions for the King and wider Royal Family’s year ahead. She suggested 2026 will be significant for Charles, 77, with the public set to gain a greater understanding of his “private struggles”.

Speaking to HELLO!, Ms Frank said: “The second half of the year is Saturn on King Charles’s midheaven, which flags up a decisive time in his reign. In late July, there’s an outpouring of appreciation for Charles.”

She added: “September brings to the surface a deeper public awareness of his private struggles.”

She said the next 12 months will likely “mark a turning point in the dynamics between King, country and Queen”, adding: “2026 places Pluto, the powerful planet of transition and transformation onto the marriage and relationship angle of King Charles’s chart.

“The astrological ‘Descendant’ angle is where the person’s most important relationships are constellated. Both with a significant other and also with the public.”

Ms Frank also made predictions for Queen Camilla’s 2026.

She claims the Queen will “step back from duties that the younger royals could perform” but is to remain a “powerful force”.

Camilla’s role is to be made clear from “April onwards”, Ms Frank told HELLO!.

She also said the requirements of being Queen are being “rewritten”, as are the dynamics of her relationship with Charles “as a King and husband”.

The couple celebrated their 20th wedding anniversary in April during a state visit to Italy.

They hosted three state visits to the UK in 2025 — the most in nearly four decades — including US President Donald Trump and Melania Trump.

The King and Queen, along with other royals, celebrated Christmas Day at the Sandringham estate in Norfolk, as per tradition.