Palace says

London – King Charles of England encountered setbacks in cancer treatment Thursday and was taken to a London hospital for observation. Charles revealed that he has been there for more than a year Diagnosed with an unspecified form of cancer And treatment began, the incident raised concerns about the health of the 76-year-old monarch.

Buckingham Palace said after the cancer treatment Thursday morning, “the king experienced temporary side effects and needed a brief observation in the hospital.”

The palace never said what type of cancer the king had, nor what type of treatment it was.

The King saw publicly in London the day before visiting a private clinic in central London on Thursday, looking healthy and smiling at the farm exhibition. He reappeared on Friday morning, leaving his London residence at Clarence House and waved to those who wished good-hearted from inside Black Audi.

Visitor Julian Mati told the Associated Press that he was delighted when Charles left the Clarence House.

“We were shocked when we heard the news yesterday,” Marty told the Associated Press. “We came to the palace today to take pictures, but we never thought we would see the king. It was a relief to see him waving with a smile.”

Charles returned to Clarence House Thursday night, but his Friday activities, including a two-hour trip to Birmingham about two hours north of London, were cancelled.

The King has maintained a busy official event schedule in recent weeks, Return to public responsibilities Last April, treatment started a few months later. He did him First foreign trip During treatment in July 2024, arrive in Australia.

Charles met Ukrainian President Vodimir Zelensky in Northern Ireland last week.

As of Friday, he is still planning to travel to Italy with the Queen next week next week.

In recent years, cancer has hit several members of the royal family, the king’s daughter Katherine, Princess of Wales, announced her only two months ago In a state of relief After about 10 months of treatment. The princess has Announced in March last year Cancer was discovered after one Abdominal surgery She’s going through Preventive chemotherapy.

Although the palace never provides details of her diagnosis, former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson Claiming in his memoir That Queen Elizabeth IIKing Charles’ mother was diagnosed with bone cancer at the age of 96 before her death in September 2022.