King Charles, who resumes his public activities on Tuesday April 30, will visit a cancer treatment center and meet patients.
Returning to public life, a little more than two months after the announcement of his cancer, King Charles III will visit a cancer treatment center in London on Tuesday April 30, alongside Camilla.
The King and Queen will also meet cancer patients. The king wants to show, according to a Source cited by the Times on Sunday, that one can continue to live fully during cancer treatment, and not just afterward.
Because if the king resumes his public commitments, with the approval of his medical team, he continues his treatment. Charles has never really stopped working since his hospitalization last January, but he has only limited his public engagements, being represented by Queen Camilla, Prince Edward or Princess Anne.
“Doctors are sufficiently satisfied with the progress made so far for the King to be able to resume a number of public activities,” a Buckingham spokesperson said on Friday, announcing Charles’ return.
“An unknown country”
King Charles has long been involved in the fight against cancer. In particular, he sponsors an association called Macmillan Cancer Support. In this context, he declared in 1999, as the Times recalls, “I was told that being diagnosed with cancer is like suddenly finding yourself in an unknown country, without a map, without a compass, without road sign and without knowing the language”.
It is with a view to raising awareness that the king chose to communicate about his cancer, breaking with centuries of opacity regarding the health of sovereigns. This announcement had the desired effect. The sites of associations fighting against cancer have thus experienced peaks in traffic.
A normal life
“The King’s transparency about his diagnosis helped draw attention to the plight of cancer patients in the UK and around the world, and encouraged people to think and learn more about themselves. health”, underlines in the Times this Saturday, Michelle Mitchell, director of cancer research across the Channel.
“Not everyone can return to a normal life immediately after receiving cancer treatment, and for many, it is better to take time before returning to their activities,” she also tempers.
King Charles has made no secret of his impatience to get back to business. His nephew, Peter Phillips, also expressed the sovereign’s frustration at not being able to resume normal life and his activities as sovereign more quickly.
“I think ultimately he is extremely frustrated,” he said, describing Charles III “very eager to return to some form of normality.”
