King Charles thanks public for support after cancer diagnosis

Britains King Charles III on Sunday expressed his heartfelt thanks to the British public for their messages of support ever since his cancer diagnosis was revealed by Buckingham Palace this weekThe 75yearold monarch wrote the message from his royal estate at Sandringham in Norfolk eastern England in which he also expressed his lifelong admiration for the work done by cancer charities On Sunday a smiling King Charles also attended church on the estate the first time since his diagnosisHe briefly waved at photographers as he walked up to St Mary Magdalenes church holding an umbrella accompanied by Queen Camilla He was then greeted by Reverend Canon Dr Paul Williams before going inside In his message the King said he was heartened that his personal experience of the disease had helped shine a light on the tireless care provided by cancer organisations around the worldI would like to express my most heartfelt thanks for the many messages of support and good wishes I have received in recent days reads the Kings message released by Buckingham Palace on Sunday As all those who have been affected by cancer will know such kind thoughts are the greatest comfort and encouragement he saidIt is equally heartening to hear how sharing my diagnosis has helped promote public understanding and shine a light on the work of all those organisations which support cancer patients and their families across the UK and the wider world My lifelong admiration for their tireless care and dedication is all the greater as a result of my own experience he addedOn Monday Buckingham Palace announced the King had been diagnosed with cancer while undergoing a procedure for an enlarged prostate In line with the initial announcement the latest statement also does not reference any further details about what kind of cancer the monarch has been detected with the type of treatment he is having or what stage the cancer is atEarlier British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak had indicated that the cancer had been caught early as his customary weekly audiences with the King are expected to continue during the treatment King Charles started his treatment in London before flying out to Sandringham with Queen Camilla who revealed at an event that her husband was doing extremely well since the start of his treatment The palace has said it will not provide any further details about the diagnosis or the treatmentIn an official statement it said that the Kings recent hospital procedure for benign prostate enlargement a separate issue of concern was noted and subsequent diagnostic tests have identified a form of cancer The monarch has commenced a schedule of regular treatments during which time he has been advised by doctors to postpone publicfacing duties However he will continue to undertake State business and official paperwork as usualHis Majesty is grateful to his medical team for their expert care and swift intervention is wholly positive about his treatment and looks forward to returning to full public duty as soon as possible Buckingham Palace said earlier this week Regrettably a number of the Kings forthcoming public engagements will have to be rearranged or postponed His Majesty would like to apologise to all those who may be disappointed or inconvenienced as a consequence it saidThe King will continue to receive Red Boxes which contain official papers for his review and signoff and process State documents as there are no plans to appoint Counsellors of State which include his wife Queen Camilla and son and heir Prince William They are expected to divide the Kings publicfacing duties between them during his treatment phaseThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever