King Charles III is dusting off last week’s health hiccup and diving back into royal duties, Buckingham Palace confirmed today.
After “temporary side effects” from his cancer treatment forced him into hospital last Thursday and axed a Birmingham trip, the 76-year-old monarch rested up at his Highgrove estate over the weekend.
Now, he’s raring to go—starting with a sit-down with the UK Prime Minister and investitures at Windsor Castle this week.
The King’s brief hospital stint was a “bump in the road,” aides say, but he was back cracking on with paperwork at Clarence House by Thursday night, even enjoying dinner with Queen Camilla. Doctors, though, nixed the Midlands jaunt, urging caution.
Some engagements got a shuffle to clear the decks for next week’s biggie—a state visit to Italy with Camilla, marking their 20th wedding anniversary in style.
Charles, diagnosed with cancer over a year ago, has kept his treatment public to dodge rumors and spotlight the disease’s toll worldwide.
Details? Tight-lipped as ever—Palace won’t spill on the side effects or the cancer type. Still, he’s been a trooper, juggling public gigs between chemo rounds.
Italy’s up next—Rome and Ravenna await with diplomatic fanfare, though a hoped-for Pope Francis meet-up’s off, with the pontiff under the weather.
After last week’s scare, this update’s a royal thumbs-up: the King’s not down for the count yet. Kenya’s royal watchers are cheering him on!
