King Charles III, 75, has been diagnosed with cancer, Buckingham Palace said in a statement.
“During the King’s recent hospital procedure for benign prostate enlargement, another problem was highlighted,” the emailed statement said.. “Subsequent diagnostic testing identified a form of cancer.”
Buckingham Palace does not provide any information about the type of cancer diagnosed or what stage it is at. However, in a statement, the British royal family said the tumor was discovered during the latest surgical procedure to treat an enlarged prostate in January The public body BBC stated that it was not prostate cancer.
The king underwent a ““Corrective procedure” for an enlarged prostate. “His Majesty began a regular treatment program today, during which doctors advised him to postpone his public duties,” the operation statement continued.
King Charles ascended the throne last year in a coronation ceremony in May, months after the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II. Elizabeth reigned until her death in September 2022 at the age of 96.