King Charles “is doing extremely well under the circumstances” after starting his cancer treatment, Queen Camilla has revealed.
She spoke about the King’s condition at an event at Salisbury Cathedral on Thursday evening, where she said: “He is very touched by all of the letters and messages the public have been sending from everywhere.”
“That’s very cheering,” she added.
Buckingham Palace broke the news of the King’s cancer diagnosis on Monday.
The cancer was discovered while the monarch was receiving treatment for an enlarged prostate last month, the Palace said. The type of cancer has not been shared, but it is not prostate cancer, the Palace confirmed.
The King has withdrawn from all public-facing duties while he undergoes treatment, the Palace said. Senior royals, including the Queen and the Prince of Wales will take over his duties for some events.On Wednesday, the King was seen for the first time since his diagnosis was made public with the Queen in a car leaving Clarence House in London to catch a helicopter to Sandringham in Norfolk.
Buckingham Palace has said the monarch will carry on with paperwork and his constitutional duties during the unspecified treatment.
Before the King left London, his son, the Duke of Sussex, flew from the US to visit him. He was spotted at Heathrow Airport the next day returning to Los Angeles, where he lives with his wife, Meghan, and their two children.
The Queen was attending a musical concert celebrating the work of local charities at Salisbury Cathedral in Wiltshire on Thursday evening.
She chatted with a member of the Wiltshire Air Ambulance team, paramedic Ben Abbott, who said: “I do hope His Majesty is doing well Ma’am, we’re all really sad to hear the news.”
Knowing that the Queen has a house in the village of Lacock, Wiltshire, Mr Abbott added: “I told her we always wave when we fly over Lacock and she said she always waves back.”
Other members of the Royal Family have resumed their royal duties too since the announcement about the King’s health.
