was caught early and the whole country is hoping for a speedy recovery, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said Tuesday, as the monarchB次元官网网址檚 son Prince Harry reportedly flew from the U.S. to visit his father.
Buckingham Palace announced Monday evening that the king has begun outpatient treatment for an undisclosed form of cancer. It was found during his for an enlarged prostate but is a B次元官网网址渟eparate issueB次元官网网址� and not prostate cancer, the palace said.
B次元官网网址淭hankfully, this has been caught early,B次元官网网址� Sunak told BBC radio, adding that as prime minister he would B次元官网网址渃ontinue to communicate with him as normal.B次元官网网址�
B次元官网网址淢any families around the country listening to this will have been touched by the same thing and they know what it means to everyone,B次元官网网址� Sunak said. B次元官网网址淪o weB次元官网网址檒l just be willing him on and hopefully we get through this as quickly as possible.B次元官网网址�
Less than 18 months into the reign that heB次元官网网址檇 famously waited decades to begin, has suspended public engagements but will continue with state business B次元官网网址� including weekly meetings with the prime minister B次元官网网址� and wonB次元官网网址檛 be handing over his constitutional roles as head of state.
The palace said Charles, , B次元官网网址渞emains wholly positive about his treatment and looks forward to returning to full public duty as soon as possible.B次元官网网址�
The kingB次元官网网址檚 younger son, Prince Harry B次元官网网址� who , moved to California and has a troubled relationship with his father B次元官网网址� has spoken to Charles about the diagnosis and B次元官网网址渨ill be traveling to the U.K. to see His Majesty in the coming days,B次元官网网址� said the office of Harry and his wife, Meghan. British media reported that he was en route Tuesday from Los Angeles.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau joined a chorus of well-wishers from Canada and around the world on Monday in wishing King Charles a speedy recovery.
Trudeau said that after hearing the news, heB次元官网网址檚 thinking about the King, as are countless others.
B次元官网网址淚, like Canadians across the country and people around the world, am thinking of His Majesty King Charles III as he undergoes treatment for cancer,B次元官网网址� Trudeau said on social media.
B次元官网网址淲eB次元官网网址檙e sending him our very best wishes B次元官网网址� and hoping for a fast and full recovery.B次元官网网址�
Gov. Gen. Mary Simon said she like all Canadians is sending good wishes to the King as he begins treatment. In a statement, Simon praised the monarch for leading by example in choosing to share his diagnosis.
B次元官网网址淪eeing His Majesty acknowledge cancer so openly and publicly will hopefully encourage and motivate those who are struggling with their own treatment,B次元官网网址� she wrote. B次元官网网址淲e admire the KingB次元官网网址檚 strength and determination as he confronts this disease.B次元官网网址�
Charles became king in September 2022 when his mother, , died at the age of 96 after 70 years on the throne.
B次元官网网址 of the kingB次元官网网址檚 diagnosis comes as his daughter-in-law Kate, Princess of Wales, recovers from abdominal surgery that saw her hospitalized for about two weeks.
Kate is taking a break from royal duties as she recovers. Her husband, Prince William, , also took time off to help look after her and the coupleB次元官网网址檚 three children, but is due to preside over a ceremony at Windsor Castle and a charity dinner on Wednesday.
Charles departed from royal tradition with his openness about For centuries BritainB次元官网网址檚 royal family remained tight-lipped about health matters.
Disclosing information about his cancer diagnosis B次元官网网址� albeit in a limited way B次元官网网址� is another break with tradition.
When U.K. monarchs had real power, news of illness was withheld for fear it might weaken their authority. The habit of secrecy lingered after royals became constitutional figureheads.
The British public wasnB次元官网网址檛 told that CharlesB次元官网网址� grandfather, King George VI, had lung cancer before his death in February 1952 at the age of 56, and some historians have claimed that the king himself wasnB次元官网网址檛 told he was terminally ill.
In the final years of ElizabethB次元官网网址檚 life, the public was told only that the queen was suffering from B次元官网网址渕obility issuesB次元官网网址� when she began to miss public appearances towards the end of her life. The cause of her death was listed on the death certificate simply as B次元官网网址渙ld age.B次元官网网址�
When and how much to disclose about illness remains a difficult subject for many public figures. U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin for not telling President Joe Biden or other key leaders that that he was being treated for prostate cancer, even when he was hospitalized in intensive care in January for post-surgery complications.
Buckingham palace said that the king B次元官网网址渉as chosen to share his diagnosis to prevent speculation and in the hope it may assist public understanding for all those around the world who are affected by cancer.B次元官网网址�
Charles took the throne intending to preside over a slimmer monarchy with fewer carrying out ceremonial public duties. But with Charles and Kate both temporarily sidelined, Prince Harry self-exiled to California and Prince Andrew largely banished from view because of his association with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the royal B次元官网网址淔irmB次元官网网址� risks becoming severely overstretched.
William and CharlesB次元官网网址� wife, Queen Camilla, are both expected to take on extra public engagements during the kingB次元官网网址檚 treatment.
There are no current plans to call on the B次元官网网址渃ounsellors of stateB次元官网网址� B次元官网网址� senior royals, including the queen and the heir to the throne B次元官网网址� to deputize for the monarch on constitutional duties such as signing legislation and receiving ambassadors.
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