King Charles appeared in public after being diagnosed with cancer

The 75-year-old came to a service at St. Mary Magdalene Church in Sandringham in the eastern English county of Norfolk on Sunday with his wife Queen Camilla. He wore a brown coat and held an umbrella in his hand while briefly waving to onlookers and smiling. Camilla (76) walked alongside the monarch in a white coat and a dark hat.

• Also read: King Charles’ cancer diagnosis: What’s next in the kingdom?

Thanks to supporters

Charles had previously addressed the public directly for the first time since his cancer diagnosis and thanked him for their support over the past few days. “I would like to thank you from the bottom of my heart for the many messages of support and good wishes I have received over the past few days,” the king said in a thank you message released by Buckingham Palace late Saturday evening. “As anyone affected by cancer will know, such kind thoughts are the greatest comfort and encouragement,” the statement said.

He said it was also heartening to hear that sharing his own diagnosis had helped to advance public understanding of cancer and shine a light on the work of all those supporting cancer patients and their families in the UK and around the world. “My lifelong admiration for her tireless care and commitment has been heightened by my own personal experience,” the King said.

“Extremely good considering the circumstances”

The palace announced on Monday that Charles had been diagnosed with cancer. During his recent treatment in hospital for benign prostate enlargement, another problem was noticed and subsequent diagnostic tests revealed a form of cancer, it said. The king has now started regular treatments.

• Also read: Camilla: King Charles is doing extremely well, given the circumstances

The palace did not say exactly what type of cancer it was. But it shouldn’t be prostate cancer. Given the circumstances, Camilla said her husband was doing “extremely well” on Thursday evening during her first public appearance after the illness became known at an event in Salisbury, southern England.

Relaxation at the Sandringham country estate

Doctors have advised Charles not to attend any public appointments during his cancer treatment – but according to the palace, he will continue to carry out state affairs. On Tuesday he was seen in public for the first time since his diagnosis when he and Camilla left their London residence Clarence House in a car after a brief meeting with his younger son Prince Harry, 39. The couple had reportedly traveled to the Sandringham estate to relax that same day.

• Also read: Prince William: King on probation

King Charles III has been the British monarch for more than a year after his mother Queen Elizabeth II died in September 2022 at the age of 96. She had been queen for 70 years.

info By clicking on the icon you can add the keyword to your topics.

info
By clicking on the icon you open your “my topics” page. They have of 15 keywords saved and would have to remove keywords.

info By clicking on the icon you can remove the keyword from your topics.

Add the topic to your topics.