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Queen Camilla insists King Charles is ‘fine’ ahead of procedure for enlarged prostate

It comes after the Princess of Wales' health news

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King Charles will undergo a procedure next week for an enlarged prostate, Buckingham Palace has confirmed this week.

Queen Camilla broke her silence on Thursday as she discussed the King’s health during a royal visit.

The news of the King’s upcoming procedure came shortly after Kensington Palace confirmed Kate, Princess of Wales’ hospitalisation for abdominal surgery.

In a statement on Wednesday, the palace confirmed that His Majesty, 75, has sought treatment for an enlarged prostate.

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King Charles will undergo a procedure next week for an enlarged prostate (Credit: SplashNews.com)

King Charles to undergo procedure next week

The full statement read: “In common with thousands of men each year, The King has sought treatment for an enlarged prostate. His Majesty’s condition is benign and he will attend hospital next week for a corrective procedure. The King’s public engagements will be postponed for a short period of recuperation.”

On Thursday, during a royal engagement in Aberdeen, the Queen Consort shared an update on His Majesty. When asked how the King was, Camilla was heard saying: “He’s fine, thank you very much. He’s looking forward to getting back to work.”

The news comes after Kensington Palace released a statement to confirm that the Princess of Wales is in hospital.

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Fans have sent well-wishes to the King (Credit: SplashNews.com)

Princess of Wales in hospital

The palace said that Kate underwent “successful” abdominal surgery on Tuesday (January 16) and will now remain in hospital for 10 to 14 days.

She has postponed her royal engagements until Easter – something the Princess of Wales has apologised for.

The full statement read: “Her Royal Highness The Princess of Wales was admitted to hospital yesterday for planned abdominal surgery. The surgery was successful and it is expected that she will remain in hospital for ten to forteen days, before returning home to continue her recovery.

“Based on the current medical advice, she is unlikely to return to public duties until after Easter.”

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Kate is in hospital after surgery this week (Credit: SplashNews.com)

It added: “Kensington Palace will, therefore, only provide updates on Her Royal Highness’ progress when there is significant new information to share.

“The Princess of Wales wishes to apologise to all those concerned for the fact that she has to postpone her upcoming engagements. She looks forward to reinstating as many as possible, as soon as possible.”

Royal fans have sent their well-wishes and support to both Kate and the King.

One person said on X: “Wishing a quick recovery to His Majesty King Charles and I applaud the King for making this his condition public knowledge to bring awareness to this issue.”

Another wrote: “And now King Charles is to be hospitalised… with prostate trouble. Wishing him all the best for a speedy and comfortable recovery.”

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Someone else added: “Wishing a speedy recovery to King Charles as well as the Princess of Wales.”

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Rebecca Carter
Associate Editor (News)