King Charles III has been diagnosed with cancer and is suspending his public engagements to undergo treatment, casting a shadow over a busy reign that began less than 18 months ago after the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II.
The announcement, made by Buckingham Palace on Monday evening, came a week after the 75-year-old sovereign was discharged from a London hospital, following a procedure to treat an enlarged prostate.
The palace did not disclose what form of cancer Charles has, but a palace official said it was not prostate cancer. Doctors detected the cancer during that procedure, and the king began treatment on Monday.
He was seen for the first time since his treatment on Sunday, appearing in good spirits as he waved to the public on his way to a Sunday morning church service in Sandringham, Norfolk. His wife, Queen Camilla, accompanied him.
The royal source added that the King returned from Sandringham on Monday morning to begin outpatient treatment in London.
Charles became monarch on the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, in September 2022.
Prince William, the next in line to the throne, will be returning to public duties later this week, after taking time off to support his wife in her own recovery from abdominal surgery, Kensington Palace announced in a press statement earlier Monday.
Britain’s political leaders quickly reacted to the news. Rishi Sunak, the prime minister, wrote on social media that he was “wishing His Majesty a full and speedy recovery.”
“I have no doubt he’ll be back to full strength in no time and I know the whole country will be wishing him well,” Sunak said.
US President Joe Biden meanwhile said he is “concerned” about King Charles.
“I’m concerned about him. Just heard about his diagnosis,” Biden said in Las Vegas when asked about the development. Biden said he expected to speak soon with the King, “God willing.”
The leaders of Commonwealth nations, like Canada and Australia, as well as French President Emmanuel Macron, also offered their support to the King.
“Wishing His Majesty King Charles III a speedy recovery. Our thoughts are with the British people,” Macron wrote in a post on X.
國王查理三世被診斷出罹患癌症
國王查理三世被診斷出患有癌症，正在暫停公共活動以接受治療，這給他的母親伊麗莎白二世女王去世後不到 18 個月開始的繁忙統治蒙上了陰影。
白金漢宮於週一晚間宣布了這一消息，一周前，這位 75 歲的君主在接受前列腺肥大手術後從倫敦一家醫院出院。
白金漢宮沒有透露查爾斯罹患的是哪種癌症，但一名白金漢宮官員表示，這不是攝護腺癌。 醫生在手術過程中發現了癌症，國王於週一開始治療。
自從週日接受治療以來，這是他第一次被發現，在前往諾福克郡桑德靈厄姆週日早上參加教堂禮拜的途中，他向公眾揮手致意，看上去精神抖擻。 他的妻子卡米拉王后陪同他。
2022 年 9 月，查爾斯在其母親伊麗莎白女王二世去世後成為君主。
肯辛頓宮週一早些時候在一份新聞聲明中宣布，下一任王位繼承人威廉王子將在休假以支持妻子腹部手術後的康復後，於本週晚些時候重返公職。
英國政治領袖對此消息迅速做出反應。 總理里希·蘇納克在社群媒體上寫道，他「祝福國王陛下早日全面康復」。
「我毫不懷疑他很快就會完全恢復體力，我知道整個國家都會祝他一切順利，」蘇納克說。
與此同時，美國總統喬·拜登表示，他“擔心”查爾斯國王。
加拿大、澳洲等英聯邦國家領導人以及法國總統馬克宏也向國王表示支持。
「祝福查理三世國王陛下早日康復。 我們的心與英國人民同在。」馬克宏在 X 上的一篇貼文中寫道。
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