King Charles.Photo:Samir Hussein/WireImage
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King Charlesis “positive” about hiscancer treatment.
The King’s team is said to be thinking about a summer schedule for the monarch, 75, amid “amplified confidence” in light of the sophisticated treatment he is receiving, a royal source tells PEOPLE.
The King is “progressing well” in his treatment, a source close to the royal household says. The royal source adds, “He is positive, the doctors are optimistic.”
The source adds that King Charles has not been “operationally constrained" so far and Buckingham Palace is planning for “a summer diary.” However, his team won’t commit to any engagements and will rely on “medical advice nearer the time.”
The King’s outings and engagements have been restricted to small numbers of people since the palacerevealed his diagnosison Feb. 5, However, towards the summer when the risk of airborne illnesses eases, more engagements could happen outside – such asTrooping the Colour, the annual public celebration of the monarch’s birthday which will take place on June 15.
“There could be a slow increase of numbers of people they are able to meet indoors,” the source adds.
King Charles visits Kenya on Oct. 31, 2023.Chris Jackson/Getty
Chris Jackson/Getty
A second source shared that King Charles' team is “planning as usual.”
“One thing that has been wholly undiminished is his appetite for work,” the royal source added.
In a positive sign, King Charles isset to attend the Easter church service on Sundaywith Queen Camilla and members of the royal family. The traditional royal outing is expected to be smaller-scale than usual, following doctors' advice tolimit the number of people King Charles should come in contactwith during his treatment.
Last week, the monarch traveled to Buckingham Palace from Windsor Castle tomeet with Korean War veteransto mark the 70th anniversary of the conflict. Late last month, the monarch also undertook hisfirst face-to-face meeting with British Prime Minister Rishni Sunaksince revealing his cancer news.
The King isalso hoping to jointheroyal family’s traditional Easter outingat St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle on Sunday. However, the service will be on a smaller scale compared to previous years after doctors advised that King Charles should limit the number of people he comes into contact with during his treatment. His appearance won’t be confirmed until the holiday.
This comes as King Charles’ nephewPeter Phillipssaid his uncle is keen to get back to work following his diagnosis, which came after he received treatment foran enlarged prostateat The London Clinic on Jan 26.
Speaking toSky News Australiain an interview that aired over the weekend, Peter, 46, shared that the King is in"good spirits" but is also “frustrated"at the limited amount of work he’s able to do.
“I think, ultimately, he’s hugely frustrated. He’s frustrated that he can’t get on and do everything that he wants to be able to do,” said Peter, who is the son ofPrincess Anneand her former husband,Captain Mark Phillips.
“But he is very pragmatic [and] he understands that there’s a period of time that he really needs to focus on himself.”
“He is always pushing, his staff and everybody and his doctors and nurses to be able to say, ‘Actually, can I do this? Can I do that?’ " Peter continued. “So the overriding message would be that he’s obviously very keen to get back to a form of normality.”
“And he’s probably frustrated that, recovery is taking a little longer than probably he would want it to," he added.
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Days before the interview aired, King Charles’ daughter-in-lawKate Middletonannounced her owncancer diagnosisin an emotional video shared on social media Friday.
The Princess of Wales, 42, shared that she is currently undergoing chemotherapy after tests following her”planned abdominal surgery”on Jan. 16 found “cancer had been present."
“I am now in the early stages of that treatment,” said Kate, adding that the news came as a “huge shock.”
A Buckingham Palace spokesperson said thatKing Charles is “so proud of Catherinefor her courage in speaking as she did.”
source: people.com
