Senior royal aide shares major health update on the King following hospitalisation

A senior royal aide has shed light on the King’s health for the first time since his hospitalisation in March.

IN LONDON

A senior royal aide has shared insight into how King Charles’ health is faring following his brief hospitalisation earlier this year amid his ongoing cancer treatment.

A week after he commenced a whirlwind two-day trip of Canada, the staffer said he was successfully continuing to “manage it”.

“The thing you learn about this illness is that you just manage it, and that’s what he does,” the aide told US magazine People.

“Medical science has made incredible advances, and I genuinely see no difference in him.

“As long as you just do what the doctors say, just live your life as normal as possible. That’s exactly what he is doing.”

The King and Queen in Canada last week. Picture: Chris Jackson/Getty Images

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The King was diagnosed with an undisclosed form of cancer in February last year and has been undergoing treatment as an outpatient ever since.

He was forced to cancel all public-facing duties for several weeks, but returned in April and has since travelled - including to Australia last October - and hosted incoming state visits for international dignitaries, all while continuing his recovery.

In late March, the Palace released a statement revealing that the monarch had called off a string of engagements after being admitted to hospital after experiencing “temporary side effects that required a short period of observation in hospital”.

The incident unfolded following “scheduled and ongoing medical treatment for cancer”, the statement continued.

The royals - led by the King - have maintained a busy schedule over the past year, including hosting this State Banquet for the Emir of Qatar at Buckingham Palace in December. Picture: Jordan Pettitt - WPA Pool / Getty Images

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While the Palace did not comment on the specific nature of the side effects, it’s understood not to be uncommon with cancer patients.

Sources later described the medical incident as a “most minor bump in a road that’s very much heading in the right direction” to the Daily Mail, but added that it was necessary to cancel the engagements in order to “protect and prioritise [his] continued very positive recovery”.

Just days earlier in Northern Ireland, the King had visited a cancer research centre within the University of Ulster, where he spoke candidly about managing his condition.

“What’s that Winston Churchill saying? Keep buggerring on,” he told fellow cancer patients.

The King added that, in regards to side effects, “you just have to push on, don’t you?”

While it’s not clear what type of cancer the King has, it’s previously been reported that it was caught at a very early stage.

Originally published as Senior royal aide shares major health update on the King following hospitalisation