King Charles III spent the night at home in London after starting outpatient treatment for the cancer he was diagnosed with.
This was reported by the BBC according to which Prince William will cover some commitments on behalf of the King. Yesterday Buckingham Palace announced the health conditions of the sovereign without revealing what type of neoplasm it is, a few days after the prostate operation undergone by the 75-year-old sovereign British.
Charles III was discharged last Monday 29 January from the
London Clinic
after undergoing surgery the previous Friday for a "benign" prostate condition and after three nights spent in hospital.
And he had returned to his residence, accompanied by his queen consort
Camilla
.
Upon leaving the clinic, he appeared in public, with Camilla at his side, and wearing a dark coat.
Not without greetings and smiles to subjects, onlookers and journalists crowded in front of the structure.
Then he got into the car and, accompanied by the royal procession, drove away.
In confirming the news of the sovereign's cancer,
Buckingham Palace
specified that
the tumor is not in the prostate
, but was diagnosed following the operation to which the king underwent, in the same private hospital in London where she had been treated a few days earlier. underwent a delicate abdominal operation - of an unspecified nature - her daughter-in-law Kate, Princess of Wales, wife of the heir to the throne William.
The palace did not indicate where the cancer is located or what type it is, merely underlining that
the tumor is considered treatable
and that Carlo began a course of "regular treatments" yesterday.
The court adds that "the pause" in official public commitments that began after the prostate surgery is destined to be extended at this point and that other senior members of the royal family will be called upon to take over.
But also that the king intends for the moment to continue his "constitutional duties" as head of state and that therefore there will be no need for a formal replacement.
The sovereign "remains totally positive about his treatment
and expects to return to fully carry out his public commitments as soon as possible", reads the statement from Buckingham Palace.
Charles was seen in recent hours at Sunday mass at Sandringham church, near the royal country residence in English Norfolk, for the first time in public after leaving the clinic, smiling and responding to people's greetings.
While yesterday the return of his eldest son William to public activity was announced for Wednesday, after the heir had also been absent from the scene to assist his convalescent wife Kate and look after her children.
As for rebellious Prince
Harry,
he has spoken to his father about his cancer diagnosis and will return to the UK to see him in the next few days.
The BBC learns this.
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