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King Charles III

diagnosed with cancer,
Buckingham Palace
says
15 minutes ago

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By Sean Coughlan
Royal correspondent

King Charles has been diagnosed with a form of

cancer, says Buckingham Palace.

It is not prostate cancer, but was discovered during

his recent treatment for an enlarged prostate.

The type of cancer has not been revealed, but

according to a palace statement the King began
"regular treatments" on Monday.

Buckingham Palace says the King "remains wholly

positive about his treatment and looks forward to
returning to full public duty as soon as possible".

He will postpone his public engagements and it is

expected other senior royals will help to stand in
for him during his treatment.

No further details are being shared on the stage of

cancer or a prognosis.

The King, 75, returned to London from

Sandringham in Norfolk on Monday morning and
the palace says he has commenced treatment as
an outpatient.

Although he will pause his public events, the King

will continue with his constitutional role as head of
state, including paperwork and private meetings.

He was seen at a church service in Sandringham on

Sunday, where he waved to crowds.

He had a prostate procedure at a private London

hospital more than a week ago.

The King had chosen to go public about his

prostate treatment, with the aim of encouraging
more men to get prostate checks, the palace said
at the time.

He was said to have been delighted to have raised

awareness about the issue, with the NHS website
reporting a surge in issues about prostate
conditions.

For many types of cancer, the chance of getting it

increases with age. UK figures suggest, on average
each year, more than a third (36%) of new cancer
cases were in people aged 75 and over.

Palace statement in full

ROYALCOMMUNICATIONS

ASTATEMENTFROMBUCKINGHAMPALACE

DuringTheKing'srecenthospitalprocedureforbenignprostateenlargement,a
separateissueofconcernwasnoted.Subsequentdiagnostictestshaveidentified
aformofcancer.

HisMajestyhastodaycommencedascheduleofregulartreatments,during
whichtimehehasbeenadvisedbydoctorstopostponepublic-facingduties.
Throughoutthisperiod,HisMajestywillcontinuetoundertakeStatebusiness
andofficialpaperworkasusual.

TheKingisgratefultohismedicalteamfortheirswiftintervention,whichwas
madepossiblethankstohisrecenthospitalprocedure.Heremainswholly
positiveabouthistreatmentandlooksforwardtoreturningtofullpublicdutyas
soonaspossible.
HisMajestyhaschosentosharehisdiagnosistopreventspeculationandinthe
hopeitmayassistpublicunderstandingforallthosearoundtheworldwhoare
affectedbycancer.

ENDS

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