King Charles III suffers from a “form of cancer”, Buckingham Palace announces – 2024-02-18 10:17:24

2024-02-18 10:17:24

Britain’s King Charles III wearing the Imperial State Crown leaves Westminster Abbey after coronation ceremonies in central London on May 6, 2023. – The coronation is the first in Britain ±a in 70 years, and only the second in history to be televised. Charles will be the 40th reigning monarch to be crowned at the central London church since King William I in 1066. Outside the United Kingdom, he is also king of 14 other Commonwealth countries, including Australia, Canada and New Zealand. (Photo by Dan Charity / POOL / AFP)

King Charles III, 75, suffers from cancer, discovered during the prostate operation he underwent in January and has begun treatment without the intention of interrupting all his activities, announced on Monday at the Palace of Buckingham.

“During the king’s recent intervention in a hospital for benign prostatic hypertrophy, a specific problem was detected” and “subsequent tests identified a form of cancer,” the statement explains, specifying that the sovereign “will continue taking care of the affairs of the State» «.

The king “today began a treatment program, during which doctors have advised him to postpone his public activities,†according to the statement. However, he will continue “attending to the affairs of state and administrative tasks as usual,” he said.

According to Buckingham Palace, the British monarch “is very optimistic about his treatment and hopes to resume his public duties as soon as possible.”

Also the Princess of Wales Catherine, wife of Crown Prince William, is currently recovering from an operation.

Continuing with the line of transparency initiated on the occasion of his prostate operation, Carlos III has “chose to share his diagnosis to avoid speculation, and with the hope of helping the public understand those affected by cancer throughout the world.” world,” added the palace.

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