LONDON (AP) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said Tuesday that Charles III’s cancer was caught early and the whole country was worried about his death, as Charles III’s son Prince Harry reportedly flew from the United States to visit his father. He said he hopes for a speedy recovery.
Buckingham Palace announced Monday night that the king had begun outpatient treatment for an undisclosed amount of cancer. He was recently diagnosed with an enlarged prostate during treatment at the hospital, but the Palace said it was not prostate cancer but a “separate issue”.
“Thankfully this matter was caught early,” Mr Sunak told BBC radio, adding that as prime minister he “will continue to be in touch as usual”.
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“Many families across the country listening to this will feel the same emotion and know what it means to everyone,” Sunak said. “So we want him to be happy to participate and we hope to get through this situation as soon as possible.”
Less than 18 months into a famously decades-long reign, the 75-year-old monarch has suspended official duties, but state affairs, including weekly meetings with the prime minister, will continue and he will continue to govern the country. I have no intention of taking over. his constitutional role as head of state;
The palace said Prince Charles is in generally good health and “remains fully positive following his treatment and looks forward to returning to full royal duties as soon as possible.”
The king’s second son, Prince Harry, who resigned from royal duties in 2020, moved to California and is having troubles with his father, told Prince Charles about the diagnosis and said: “To meet Her Majesty… I am planning to travel to the UK in 2020.” “Coming soon,” Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s office said in a statement. British media reported that he was on his way from Los Angeles on Tuesday.
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Prince Charles became king in September 2022 after his mother, Queen Elizabeth, died at the age of 96 after 70 years on the throne.
News of the king’s diagnosis comes as his daughter-in-law, Princess Kate of Wales, is recovering from abdominal surgery, which kept her in hospital for about two weeks.
Duchess Kate is taking a break from royal duties as she recovers. Her husband Prince William, heir to the throne, also took time off to look after her and the couple’s three children, but on Wednesday he presided over a ceremony and charity dinner at Windsor Castle. I plan to.
Charles deviated from royal tradition by opening up about his prostate condition. For centuries, the British royal family remained silent about health issues.
Disclosing information about his cancer diagnosis, albeit in a limited way, also breaks with tradition.
When the British monarch was in power, news of illness was hidden for fear of undermining his authority. The practice of secrecy continued even after the royal family became constitutional leaders.
The British public was not told that Charles’ grandfather, King George VI, had lung cancer until his death in February 1952 at the age of 56, and some historians believe the king himself was terminally ill. He claims that he was not informed.
In Elizabeth’s later years, the public was only informed that the queen suffered from “mobility problems” which began to make her less visible in public towards the end of her life. Her death certificate simply listed her cause of death as “old age.”
Deciding when and how much to disclose about their illness remains a difficult question for many celebrities. U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin also informed President Joe Biden and other key leaders that he was being treated for prostate cancer when he was admitted to the intensive care unit due to post-surgery complications in January. It has been criticized for not having.
Buckingham Palace said in a statement that the King has decided to make his diagnosis public “to avoid speculation and in the hope that it will help the public understand the lives of people around the world affected by cancer.” .
Charles came to the throne with the intention of governing a leaner monarchy, reducing the number of senior royals performing ceremonial duties. But with the temporary departure of Prince Charles and Duchess Kate, Prince Harry’s self-imposed exile in California, and Prince Andrew’s near-exile from view due to his association with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the royal family’s There is a danger that the “rigid” regime will become extremely excessive.
Both Prince William and Prince Charles’ wife Queen Camilla are expected to take on special official duties during the king’s treatment.
There are currently no plans to ask the monarch’s advisers of state, who are senior members of the royal family, including the queen and the heir to the throne, to represent the monarch with constitutional duties such as signing bills and entertaining ambassadors.
