King Charles' latest cancer: Queen gives update on king's health in first royal engagement since diagnosis

The Queen has said the King is “extremely well under the circumstances” following his cancer diagnosis, as she celebrated the work of charities at Salisbury Cathedral.

Camilla dropped Charles off at Sandringham for her royal engagement tonight and among the first people she met were medical staff from Wiltshire Air Ambulance.

Ben Abbott, 40, an intensive care paramedic, said: “I hope Her Majesty is well ma'am, we are all very sad to hear the news.”

Camilla responded: “Well, given the circumstances, he is doing very well.

“He is very touched by all the letters and messages that the public have been sending from all over – that is very encouraging.”

The final stage of phone hacking claims between the Daily Mirror editor and the Duke of Sussex will take place at the High Court.

In December, a judge ruled that phone hacking became “widespread and common” at the Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN) mastheads in the late 1990s and was practiced “even to some extent” during the Leveson inquiry into the rules. press release in 2011.

Judge Fancourt also concluded that Harry's phone was hacked “to a modest extent” by MGN, awarding him £140,600 in damages.

The Duke of Sussex appeared at the NFL Honors in Las Vegas to present an award, just days after the King revealed his cancer diagnosis.

Harry appeared at the event to present Pittsburgh Steelers defensive lineman Cam Heyward with the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award.

It comes after Harry flew thousands of miles from his home in California to be at the King's side on Tuesday and join his father for around 45 minutes at Clarence House.

Buckingham Palace officials have announced that King Charles, 75, has been diagnosed with a “form of cancer” and is currently undergoing treatment.

In the February 5 announcement, the palace stated that the King “is grateful to his medical team for their swift intervention, which was made possible by his recent hospital procedure.”

Prince Edward will return to royal duties this week as his brother Charles battles cancer.

The Prince of Wales, the Queen and other working royals are expected to step up their royal duties while the King receives treatment, following the shock announcement of his illness on Monday.

Tens of thousands of patients are diagnosed with cancer while undergoing tests for another condition, as is King Charles.

The latest figures show that more than 27,000 people were being treated for cancer on the NHS after having what is known as an incidental diagnosis, when the condition is discovered during a test or treatment for something else.

After Her Majesty's cancer diagnosis, it's up to three brave royals – Queen Camilla, Princess Anne and Sofia, Duchess of Edinburgh – to keep the royal show going, he writes. Clara Woodward

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William held an investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle on Tuesday morning, the first time he has been seen since Buckingham Palace revealed the news of King Charles' diagnosis on Monday.

For the Duke of Sussex, flying back to Los Angeles after seeing his father separated for half an hour might seem like the right thing to do, but, says Paul Clements (who spent two weeks in a coma), the king could have done it without the emotional baggage. additional.

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