‘My most sincere gratitude’: Charles III speaks for first time since announcing his cancer

The speech that all the people were waiting for. Five days after Buckingham Palace announced his cancer, King Charles III expressed his “most sincere gratitude for the many messages of support and wishes I have received in recent days” in a press release.

“As anyone touched by cancer knows, such kind thoughts are the greatest comfort and support,” the 75-year-old British monarch continued.

“My lifelong admiration for their care.”

Charles III, who had been on the throne for seventeen months, also said he was pleased to be able to, by announcing his cancer, “highlight the work of all the organizations that support cancer patients and their families around the world. peace. My lifelong admiration for their tireless care and dedication grew even greater after I had this first-hand experience.”

Buckingham Palace’s announcement on Monday sent a tornado effect across the UK and the world. “During King’s recent hospital procedure for a benign enlarged prostate, another area of ​​concern was noted. Subsequent diagnostic tests revealed a form of cancer,” the palace said in a statement.

The king is ‘feeling very well considering the circumstances’

Prince Harry, exiled in the United States and feuding with the royal family, arrived in London the next day to visit his father, thereby agitating the editors of the British tabloids.

Camilla, wife of Charles III, said on Thursday that the cancer-stricken king was doing “very well considering the circumstances” during the trip to southern England.

The king is “doing very well considering the circumstances,” the queen said during an official trip to Salisbury Cathedral, when a man told her he hoped her husband was doing well.