King Charles’s well being timeline: From most cancers prognosis to uncomfortable side effects from remedy | EUROtoday

King Charles has seen a tough couple of years for his well being, significantly after his most cancers prognosis.

The newest challenge noticed the monarch return to hospital on Thursday for a “short period of observation” resulting from uncomfortable side effects from his most cancers remedy. He has since returned residence to Clarence House and cancelled all his engagements on Friday as a precaution.

Less than a 12 months after his coronation, the King was recognized with an undisclosed most cancers, which was discovered whereas he was present process remedy for a separate challenge regarding an enlarged prostate.

His prognosis got here on the similar time that his daughter-in-law Kate Middleton was additionally recognized with most cancers, in a heavy blow to the royal household which noticed two of its frontline figures out of motion for a while. The Princess of Wales has since revealed she is in remission.

Prince William has spoken candidly concerning the royal household’s main well being scares, saying 2024 was most likely “the hardest year in my life” and a “dreadful” expertise.

Since the information broke, the King has been present process remedy for over a 12 months whereas he has progressively constructed up a return to public duties.

This is a timeline of the King’s most cancers remedy and the way the story unfolded within the public eye.

17 January 2024

Buckingham Palace mentioned King Charles was to obtain remedy for an enlarged prostate, which was discovered throughout a routine process. They mentioned the situation was benign, however he’ll endure a “corrective procedure”. The palace mentioned: “In common with thousands of men each year, the King has sought treatment for an enlarged prostate.”

26 January 2024

The King arrived on the prestigious London Clinic for the process, the place his daughter-in-law Kate was recovering after stomach surgical procedure the week prior.

5 February 2024

Buckingham Palace introduced that the King had been recognized with most cancers whereas he was present process a separate process for an enlarged prostate. He suspended his public engagements to endure remedy. The palace didn’t specify what most cancers he had been recognized with, solely that it wasn’t prostate most cancers.

6 February 2024

Prince Harry flew greater than 10 hours from LA to see his father after the shock most cancers prognosis, with totally different media retailers reporting the assembly was between simply 30 and 45 minutes lengthy.

7 February 2024

Prince William broke his silence about his father and spouse’s most cancers diagnoses to the general public, thanking them for his or her form messages.

He mentioned: “I’d like to take this opportunity to say thank you, also, for the kind messages of support for Catherine and for my father, especially in recent days. It means a great deal to us all.

“It’s fair to say the past few weeks have had a rather ‘medical’ focus. So I thought I’d come to an air ambulance function to get away from it all!”

8 February 2024

Camilla mentioned that Charles was “doing extremely well under the circumstances, he’s very touched by all the letters and the messages the public have been sending from everywhere – that’s very cheering.”

10 February 2024

The King shared his first message since he was recognized with most cancers, thanking well-wishers for his or her messages.

He mentioned in a press release: “I would like to express my most heartfelt thanks for the many messages of support and good wishes I have received in recent days.

“As all those who have been affected by cancer will know, such kind thoughts are the greatest comfort and encouragement.

“It is equally heartening to hear how sharing my own 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 wider world.

“My lifelong admiration for their tireless care and dedication is all the greater as a result of my own personal experience.”

11 February 2024

The King attended a service at St Mary Magdalene Church on the Sandringham Estate together with his spouse Camilla.

21 February 2024

Then-prime minister Rishi Sunak went to Buckingham Palace and met the King for the primary time since his prognosis.

11 March 2024

The King shared a video handle to mark Commonwealth Day, thanking folks for his or her “wonderfully kind and thoughtful good wishes”.

31 March 2024

Charles made his first main public look since January as he attended Easter companies in Windsor.

26 April 2024

Buckingham Palace confirmed the King was getting ready to shortly return to public-facing duties after a interval of remedy and recuperation following his prognosis.

30 April 2024

Charles visited a most cancers remedy centre in his first public royal engagement since his personal prognosis.

13 May 2024

The King gave a short perception into his personal expertise of remedy whereas chatting with British Army veteran Aaron Mapplebeck, who had undergone chemotherapy the earlier 12 months for testicular most cancers.

Mr Mapplebeck confessed he had misplaced his sense of style resulting from chemotherapy. Charles revealed that he’d additionally skilled this similar aspect impact to his personal most cancers remedy. Buckingham Palace have nonetheless not confirmed the main points of his remedy or disclosed the type of most cancers.

15 June 2024

Charles rode in a carriage as an alternative of on horseback, reportedly for his well being, as he attended his second Trooping the Colour.

18 October 2024

The King paused his remedy throughout an 11-day royal tour of Australia and Samoa.

28 October 2024

The Palace mentioned it was “working on a pretty normal looking full overseas tour programme for next year” for the monarch as he returned to responsibility.

20 December 2024

It was reported the King would proceed his most cancers remedy into 2025.

25 December 2024

The monarch supplied his “heartfelt thanks” to well being employees throughout his Christmas speech.

27 January 2025

Parkrun members in Sandringham met with the King after operating for a most cancers charity.

27 March 2025

The King needed to cancel his royal engagements on Friday after he skilled “temporary side effects” following most cancers remedy, which required a “short period of observation in hospital”.

An announcement from Buckingham Palace mentioned: “His Majesty would like to send his apologies to all those who may be inconvenienced or disappointed as a result.”