King Charles III and Queen Camilla will visit a cancer treatment center on Tuesday in an event that a statement from Buckingham Palace describes as “a step in the return to their public duties, “after a period of treatment and recovery” that The monarch has complied as a result of a diagnosis of this disease.
The note indicates that the monarchs will talk with specialized doctors and patients. It will be “the first of a series of external commitments that Her Majesty will undertake in the coming weeks.” In June they will host the emperors of Japan, an event that confirms the planned return of the kings to the usual activities of the monarchy. Tuesday's visit has been set one day before the first anniversary of the coronation on May 1, 2023.
The statement concludes by noting that “Their Majesties feel deeply grateful for the many kindnesses and good wishes they have received from places around the world, in this past year of joys and challenges.”
King Charles announced on February 5 that he had been diagnosed with cancer after undergoing a minor procedure to correct an enlarged prostate. The news of this disorder and the diagnosis of the disease, whose typology has not been revealed, broke a tradition of absolute privacy regarding the health of members of the royal family.
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On March 22, the Princess of Wales, Catherine, announced in a video that she had also been detected with cancer and that she is undergoing preventive treatment. She had undergone surgery in February for a problem in the abdomen. The illnesses of both have caused a huge wave of rumors, which have been revealed to be unfounded over time.
The limitations of the royal family in presiding over public events have shown the effect of the monarchy as figures of symbolic importance. On Thursday neither the king nor his son William, heir to the throne, attended events commemorating the role that Australian and New Zealand soldiers played in the two world wars. Commentators from the antipodes encouraged the republican idea.
At 75 and 76 years old respectively, the recovery mentioned in the statement will force Carlos and Camila to continue a demanding schedule of commitments. The Prince of Wales limits them to being with his family. In a light-hearted gesture after the controversy caused by her retouched family photo, Catalina published this week an image also authored by her son Luis of her on her sixth birthday.
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