On Wednesday February 21, Charles III met with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at Buckingham Palace.
For the moment, we do not know if this meeting indicates the complete return of the king to his political activities, he who had suspended his public appearances since the announcement of his cancer on February 5, but continued to take care of the affairs of the State behind the scenes.
It is in fact the first time that the two men have seen each other again since the news concerning the state of health of the sovereign had resounded in the United Kingdom.
Two weeks earlier, they had exchanged a telephone call, but it was more of an initial contact than the official audience that the monarch and the prime minister traditionally hold every week.
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“The country is behind you”
In any case, these reunions turned out to be very warm.
Upon his arrival, Richi Sunak told the king, shaking his hand, that it was “wonderful” to see him in good health.
To which the monarch jokingly replied: “Everything is made with mirrors.”
The Prime Minister then replied: “We are all behind you.
The country is behind you.”
As they walked to their seats, Charles III stopped and confided: “I have received so many wonderful messages and cards.
I burst into tears, most of the time.”
An advantage for associations
The King and his Prime Minister also spoke of the spotlight that the country's cancer associations have benefited from since the announcement of his cancer.
“I have heard that there has been much more attention and interest in the major and wonderful cancer associations, of which I have been a patron for years,” Charles III said.
To which Richi Sunak responded that they were doing “incredible work across the country”.
Less than 18 months after acceding to the throne, Charles III began his treatment at the beginning of February against “a form of cancer” which was not further specified.
It is known that the disease was detected during a recent operation for benign prostatic hypertrophy.
However, the 75-year-old sovereign does not suffer from prostate cancer.