King Charles’s State Visit to Italy with the Queen on April 7 is still expected to go ahead as planned despite the monarch cancelling royal engagements scheduled for today.
The 76-year-old monarch required a short period of observation at The London Clinic following his scheduled medical treatment yesterday morning.
The King returned to Clarence House after a brief hospitalisation due to temporary side effects from his ongoing cancer treatment.
Despite the setback, palace sources confirmed the King was “working away as usual” last night.
King Charles’s State Visit to Italy with the Queen on April 7 is still expected to go ahead as planned despite the monarch cancelling royal engagements scheduled for today.
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Buckingham Palace said: “Following scheduled and ongoing medical treatment for cancer this morning, the King experienced temporary side effects that required a short period of observation in hospital.”
A spokeswoman for Sir Keir Starmer said the Prime Minister “wishes His Majesty the King all the very best”.
Sources insisted there was “no drama” regarding the King’s brief hospital visit.
The hospitalisation was described as being “connected to [his] treatment programme”.
Palace sources characterised the incident as a “most minor bump in a road that’s very much heading in the right direction”.
Despite the setback, palace sources confirmed the King was “working away as usual” last night.
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A source added: “As many can vouch, such things are not unexpected with these kind of conditions.”
The King is still undergoing treatment for an undisclosed form of cancer more than a year after his diagnosis.
Buckingham Palace has never revealed what type of cancer the King has, only that it was not connected to his prostate surgery last January.
The King “regretfully” cancelled his planned engagements in Birmingham in order to “protect and prioritise [his] continued very positive recovery”.
Buckingham Palace confirmed that “as a precautionary measure, acting on medical advice, tomorrow’s diary programme will also be rescheduled”.
The cancellation of the Birmingham events came after the King experienced the temporary side effects of his cancer treatment.
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The Palace added: “His Majesty would like to send his apologies to all those who may be inconvenienced or disappointed as a result.”
The cancellation of the Birmingham events came after the King experienced the temporary side effects of his cancer treatment.
Despite these changes to his immediate schedule, sources stressed that the King has been able to maintain a full programme of public and State duties.
Sources stressed that the King’s position regarding his ability to undertake a full programme of public and State duties “remains unaltered”.
