Buckingham Palace reported this Friday that King Charles III will resume his public duties after experiencing “encouraging progress” within the framework of the treatment he has undergone to recover from the cancer that was diagnosed in February, detected during his recent operation. prostate.
“To commemorate this milestone, the king and queen will make a joint visit to a cancer treatment center next Tuesday, where they will meet with specialist doctors and patients,” he said in a statement on the social network X.
A spokesperson for Buckingham Palace has indicated to British media that the monarch’s treatment will continue, although “doctors are sufficiently satisfied with the progress made so far that he can now resume a series of tasks facing the public.”
“His Majesty’s medical team is very encouraged by the progress made so far and remains optimistic about the king’s continued recovery,” he added.
On March 31, Charles III participated in the Easter Sunday mass in St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle in what was his first major public event since Buckingham Palace announced in February that he had cancer.
Since then, the monarch has almost completely canceled his official agenda to undergo treatment against the disease. Charles III, 75, ascended to the British throne after the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, in September 2022, after more than 70 years of reign, although his coronation was not officially celebrated until a year later, on the 6th. May 2023.