King Charles is forced to cancel holidays to African spa and Romanian hiking hotspot after latest cancer treatment
King Charles has been forced to cancel holidays to an African spa and a Romanian hiking hotspot as he continues to undergo cancer treatment.
King Charles has been forced to cancel holidays to an African spa and a Romanian hiking hotspot as he continues to undergo cancer treatment.
The royal, who is 76, had planned for a busy schedule of engagements but he had to reconsider following a hospital visit.
The palace announced the King had cancer in February 2024 and he was taken to hospital on Thursday because he was suffering side effects of his treatment.
As a result, he had to cancel engagements in both London and Birmingham.
It has now emerged that he us resting at his countryside home Highgrove but also pulled out of trips abroad earlier in the month.
He was due to join Camilla at a luxury spa resort in Africa for a short holiday.
The King also postponed an annual trip to Romania for hiking in the countryside this Spring, The Sun reported.
It would have involved just too much walking and he cant face it right now, a source told the newspaper.
Charles waves to members of the public after visiting an exhibition on Wednesday
King Charles leaving Clarence House, where he is understood to be resting
King Charles III arriving for his visit to Somerset House on Wednesday
Sources insisted there was no drama and described the brief trip to hospital as being connected to [his] treatment programme.
But it is a concerning reminder that, more than a year after announcing he had been diagnosed with an undisclosed form of cancer, the King is still undergoing treatment while undertaking a busy diary of public engagements.
A source added: As many can vouch, such things are not unexpected with these kind of conditions.
Buckingham Palace said previously: 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.
His Majestys afternoon engagements were therefore postponed. His Majesty has now returned to Clarence House and as a precautionary measure, acting on medical advice, tomorrows diary programme will also be rescheduled.
Charles seen meeting with heritage workers in Viscri during a private visit to Romania in 2023
King Charles III greets a guest during a reception at Buckingham Palace on Wednesday
His Majesty would like to send his apologies to all those who may be inconvenienced or disappointed as a result.
Buckingham Palace has never revealed what cancer the King has – other than to say it was not connected with the prostate surgery he underwent in January last year, which resulted in doctors discovering the disease – nor details of his treatment.
But the Mail has previously revealed that it was caught at a very early stage. It is understood that his treatment is ongoing and the recovery path continues in a very positive direction.
The King has been able to undertake a full programme of public and State duties, and that position remains unaltered, sources stress.
He was last seen in public on Wednesday, when he undertook two lengthy engagements, attending an exhibition on soil and meeting members of the farming community, followed by a large reception at Buckingham Palace for 400 members of the regional media.
He spent more than a hour on his feet, meeting and greeting his guests. Queen Camilla has spoken recently of her personal frustration that her husband will not slow down.
He has been keen to be as open as possible about his diagnosis, while retaining a sense of medical privacy, and was keen to share the latest news in a spirit of openness and transparency.
Charles and Camilla at a reception at Clarence House, where the Queen unveiled a medal which has been designed to recognise people who are championing literature
No further details of the side effects have been given, but sources stress such issues are not uncommon with many medical treatments.
A spokesman said of the cancelled engagements in the UK: His Majesty was due to receive Credentials from the Ambassadors of three different nations this afternoon.
Tomorrow, he was due to undertake four public engagements in Birmingham and is greatly disappointed to be missing them on this occasion.
He very much hopes that they can be rescheduled in due course and offers his deepest apologies to all those who had worked so hard to make the planned visit possible.
No major changes to his programme are anticipated but a decision may yet be taken to lighten limited elements of the full planned schedule on the advice of his medical team, and in preparation for the royal couples State visit to Italy in just over a weeks time.
Charles has barely taken any time off over the last year, aside from the first few weeks following his diagnosis and resumed public duties, first privately and then in public, as soon as he possibly could.
Last autumn he even undertook a gruelling two-week foreign tour to Australia and Samoa.
Sources believe undertaking public and State duties has been of great benefit to the Kings overall wellbeing and Charles is deeply grateful for all the support, encouragement and kind words of the many thousands he has met while doing so.