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Privacy NoticeJust six months after King Charles shocked the world with news of his cancer diagnosis, necessitating stepping back from public duties just 16 months into his reign, there seems to be a flicker of light at the end of the tunnel. The initial announcement sent shockwaves throughout the UK and abroad, yet now the monarch is showing signs of recovery strong enough to undertake a 10,000-mile tour to Australia and Samoa. In the interim, Camilla, aged 77, stepped up in support of her husband, shouldering duties like the Royal Maundy Service at Worcester Cathedral and a two-day solo trip to Belfast, both in March. King Charles’s closest aides express cautious yet “great optimism” about his health, as treatments are reportedly exceeding expectations. Insights into Charles’s battle with cancer have emerged, starting back in January when he shared his need for a procedure for an enlarged prostate, a frank admission met with a surge of public support. Sign up to OK’s royal newsletter to get updates sent to your inbox for free
Charles has made the personal decision to keep his diagnosis private
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However, subsequent complications resulted in a stay of two nights at the London Clinic where Kate Middleton, his daughter-in-law, was also undergoing treatment. Anxiety rose when King Charles’s stay unexpectedly extended to a third day, escalating fears that were confirmed when it was disclosed the King was fighting cancer, reports the Mirror. In the wake of a warm public response to King Charles’s prostate diagnosis, he decided to be open about his health struggles. A strategic approach, mirroring Operation Bubble that shielded the late Queen from Covid-19, was adopted; involving weekly treatments in London with critical rest periods at Sandringham, Highgrove, and Windsor. However, plans became more intricate when Prince Harry flew over from Los Angeles to visit his ailing father. Consequently, King Charles had to postpone his helicopter journey from Buckingham Palace to Sandringham, squeezing in a quick thirty-minute reunion with his son at Clarence House. The tight schedule was meant to guard the King from secondary infections, making Harry’s 5,000-mile flight less than ideal.
King Charles has returned to public duties
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Despite his health battles, the monarch impressively fulfilled 464 engagements within the year, and Royal palaces welcomed over 105,000 guests. Despite being transparent about his prostate issues, it’s been claimed by close sources that King Charles is inclined to keep his cancer diagnosis private. Although the specifics of his condition will remain a secret, the King has reportedly been touched by the support he’s received from well-wishers and is pleased with the awareness raised regarding health check-ups for similar conditions. A source shared: “I can’t tell you what a difference that has made for him, it came with his support. When presented with facts of how many suffered enlarged prostate, and that there was a public health campaign and therefore some good can come of his personal setback, he totally got that and has been genuinely bowled over by the scale of response to that and cancer itself.”Story SavedYou can find this story in  My Bookmarks.Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right.Follow OK! MagazineFacebookTwitterCommentMore OnCamillaPrince HarryKing Charles III
