{"id":116107,"date":"2025-05-20T04:10:14","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T04:10:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/116107\/"},"modified":"2025-05-20T04:10:14","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T04:10:14","slug":"king-charles-gives-a-rare-update-on-his-cancer-journey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/116107\/","title":{"rendered":"King Charles Gives A Rare Update On His Cancer Journey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/life\/topic\/king-charles\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-internal-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"King Charles\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"67e696cae4b0ce900a29088b\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"\/life\/topic\/king-charles\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"feed\" data-vars-type=\"web_internal_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">King Charles<\/a> gave a rare update on his cancer journey during an engagement last week. <\/p>\n<p>The monarch spoke about his health during a visit to Bradford, England, while in conversation with florist Safeena Khan. <\/p>\n<p>Khan said that Charles told her \u201cI\u2019d like to think I\u2019m on the better side,\u201d and gave her a \u201cthumbs up\u201d during an inquiry about his health, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/royal-family\/2025\/05\/16\/king-charles-says-he-is-on-the-better-side-of-cancer\/\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-external-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"The Telegraph\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"67e696cae4b0ce900a29088b\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/royal-family\/2025\/05\/16\/king-charles-says-he-is-on-the-better-side-of-cancer\/\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"url\" data-vars-type=\"web_external_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"1\" rel=\"noopener\">The Telegraph<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe asked me how I was, and I asked him how he was,\u201d Khan also relayed to the outlet. \u201cThere were some pleasantries towards the end, but it was a lovely conversation.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Charles was diagnosed with an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/king-charles-cancer-surgery_n_65c122cde4b069b665dc4f83\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-internal-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"undisclosed form of cancer\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"67e696cae4b0ce900a29088b\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"65c122cde4b069b665dc4f83\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"buzz\" data-vars-type=\"web_internal_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"2\" rel=\"noopener\">undisclosed form of cancer<\/a> in February of last year.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-sized__img landscape\" loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" alt=\"The then-Prince Charles pictured at an event on November 5, 2021, in Glasgow, Scotland.\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/67e6a0a815000026007000cb.jpeg\"\/>The then-Prince Charles pictured at an event on November 5, 2021, in Glasgow, Scotland.<\/p>\n<p>WPA Pool via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>While not much is publicly known about the extent of the king\u2019s condition, Buckingham Palace revealed in late March that Charles was briefly hospitalized. <\/p>\n<p>The palace said in a statement at the time that the monarch <a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/ap-eu-britain-king-charles-iii_n_67e5bee5e4b0c73888019527?origin=top-ad-recirc\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-internal-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"was canceling engagements\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"67e696cae4b0ce900a29088b\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"67e5bee5e4b0c73888019527\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"buzz\" data-vars-type=\"web_internal_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"3\" rel=\"noopener\">was canceling engagements<\/a> after experiencing \u201ctemporary side effects\u201d due to a cancer-related treatment. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis majesty has now returned to Clarence House and as a precautionary measure, acting on medical advice, tomorrow\u2019s diary program will also be rescheduled,\u201d the palace said. \u201cHis majesty would like to send his apologies to all those who may be inconvenienced or disappointed as a result.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>20 Years Of Free JournalismYour Support Fuels Our MissionYour 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<a class=\"js-entry-link\" href=\"https:\/\/login.huffpost.com\/login?dest=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.huffpost.com%2Fentry%2Fking-charles-cancer-update_n_67e696cae4b0ce900a29088b%3Fhp_auth_done%3D1\" data-vars-item-name=\"Log in to hide these messages\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"67e696cae4b0ce900a29088b\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"\/login\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"utility\" data-vars-type=\"web_internal_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Log in to hide these messages.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Aside from Charles\u2019 brief hospitalization, there was increased attention on the monarch\u2019s health after his youngest son, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/life\/topic\/prince-harry\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-internal-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"Prince Harry\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"67e696cae4b0ce900a29088b\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"\/life\/topic\/prince-harry\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"feed\" data-vars-type=\"web_internal_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"4\" rel=\"noopener\">Prince Harry<\/a>, gave an emotional interview to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c8074n5z597o\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-external-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"BBC\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"67e696cae4b0ce900a29088b\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c8074n5z597o\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"url\" data-vars-type=\"web_external_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"5\" rel=\"noopener\">BBC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>During the sit-down, the Duke of Sussex revealed the extent of his strained relationship with the king, and how it\u2019s affected his own knowledge of his father\u2019s health. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know how much longer my father has. He won\u2019t speak to me because of this security stuff,\u201d Harry said in early May. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"King Charles gave a rare update on his cancer journey during an engagement last week. 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