UK’s King Charles diagnosed with cancer, says Buckingham Palace

Britain's King Charles III arrives at St George's Chapel to attend the Most Noble Order of the Garter Ceremony in Windsor Castle in Windsor, England, June 19, 2023. (Henry Nicholls/Pool Photo via AP)
Britain's King Charles III arrives at St George's Chapel to attend the Most Noble Order of the Garter Ceremony in Windsor Castle in Windsor, England, June 19, 2023. (Henry Nicholls/Pool Photo via AP)

Britain’s King Charles has been diagnosed with a form of cancer and will postpone public-facing duties, Buckingham Palace says in a statement.

Charles, 75, had spent three nights in hospital last month after undergoing a corrective procedure for an enlarged prostate, when a separate issue of concern was noted. The palace says that tests had identified a form of cancer.

The palace does not give any details about Charles’s cancer, but a royal source says that it is not prostate cancer.

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