It is not usual for members of the British royal family to visit each other in the hospital, but King Charles III had time to greet Princess Catherine of Wales this Friday before undergoing surgery to fix her enlarged prostate problem. The monarch arrived around nine in the morning accompanied by Queen Camilla to the same London clinic where her daughter-in-law remains hospitalized, recovering from a mysterious abdominal surgery of which she did not want to give details.
It was Camila, who left the center alone a few hours after her husband’s operation, who revealed with a big smile that everything went “well.” In the morning Buckingham communicated the king’s wishes to “thank all those who sent their good wishes to him over the past week and is delighted to know that his diagnosis is having a positive impact on public health awareness.”
It is not confirmed how long the British monarch will have to stay at the London Clinic, located in the Marylebone neighborhood, but he has postponed his official commitments for a “brief” recovery period, as indicated by the palace.
The monarch arrived by car and entered the clinic on his own feet minutes after leaving Clarence House in a car, which has been the residence of the royal couple since 2003 and will continue to be until the exhaustive renovations are completed. Buckingham Palace, which is scheduled to end in 2027. Charles III arrived at his London residence on Thursday by helicopter from his Sandringham estate in Norfolk. There he had been resting since the previous Friday after flying back with Camilla from Birkhall, his private home near Balmoral Castle in Scotland.
This operation by the monarch has occurred while Prince William’s wife remains convalescing from a surgery that will keep her in the hospital between 10 and 14 days, and Middleton is not expected to carry out official commitments until after Easter.
The secrecy regarding the princess’s health has only multiplied concern and speculation. As the statement stated on Wednesday of last week, it was Catalina herself who asked that the type of illness that affects her not be disclosed, although British media assure that it would not be cancer. Charles III’s illness was reported in this way just 90 minutes after the princess’s situation was revealed: “Like thousands of men every year, the king has sought treatment for an enlarged prostate.”
During 2023, Charles III fulfilled 516 official commitments and, according to British media reports this week, Queen Camilla asked him to “slow down the pace” after his recovery.
Charles’ former sister-in-law, Sarah Ferguson, who maintained the title of Duchess of York after her separation from Prince Andrew, also revealed last Sunday that she has been diagnosed with skin cancer, adding even more alarm to the current health problems of these members. of the British royal family.
