Princess Anne and King Charles.Photo:Victoria Jones/Getty

King Charles III, accompanied by Princess Anne, the Princess Royal, presents the new Sovereign’s Standard to The Blues and Royals during a ceremony at Buckingham Palace on June 15, 2023 in London, England. The regiment will provide the Sovereign’s Escort at Trooping The Colour on Saturday

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Princess Anneis carrying on with royal duties.

A day afterKing Charles, 75, revealed hiscancer diagnosis, his sister handed out honors to ordinary people and outstanding public figures during aninvestiture ceremonyat Windsor Castle on Tuesday.

Princess Anne, 73, was already set to carry out the ceremony (she, along with Charles’ son Prince William, undertakes many each year) as King Charles was sidelined due to his recent operation for an enlarged prostate. But it was a poignant reminder of how the members of the royal family will be fulfilling roles for the monarch.

Princess Anne, Princess Royal and King Charles III (wearing, for the first time, a kilt made from the new King Charles III tartan) attend The Braemar Gathering 2023 at The Princess Royal and Duke of Fife Memorial Park on September 2, 2023 in Braemar, Scotland.

Later on Tuesday, Princess Anne arrived for a visit to a community center in Nottinghamshire. Anne, who often takes the title of hardest-working royal for the number of engagements she embarks on each year, went to learn about how a new project is helping local residents improve their mental health.

It was while King Charles was undergoing the procedure totreat an enlarged prostatelast month that Buckingham Palace said his cancer was discovered. The statement released on Monday said, “During The King’s recent hospital procedure for benign prostate enlargement, a separate issue of concern was noted. Subsequent diagnostic tests have identified a form of cancer.”

King Charles waves to wellwishers at church at Sandringham, Norfolk on Feb. 4, 2024.Geoff Robinson/SplashNews

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Earlier on Tuesday, British Prime MinisterRishi Sunaktold the BBC that the cancer had been caught early.

“Obviously, like everyone else, shocked and sad, and just all our thoughts are with him and his family. Thankfully, this has been caught early,” Sunak toldBBC Radio 5 Live.Sunak added that he hopes the King “gets the treatment that he needs and makes a full recovery.”

“That’s what we’re all hoping and praying for, and I’m of course in regular contact with him and will continue to communicate with him as normal,” he continued.

source: people.com