King Charles III’s shocking cancer diagnosis was “caught early,” British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said Tuesday.
“Thankfully, this has been caught early and now everyone will be wishing him that he gets the treatment that that he needs and makes a full recovery,” Sunak said in what appeared to be off-the-cuff remarks during a radio interview with the BBC.
Sunak said he was “like everyone else … shocked and sad” at the news.
Buckingham Palace announced Monday that Charles, 75, had been diagnosed with an undisclosed form of cancer after being admitted London hospital for a corrective procedure for an enlarged prostate last month. A royal source told CNN that the form of cancer detected was not prostate cancer, but did not specify further.
Charles will step back from public-facing duties while he undergoes treatment, the palace said. He will continue to carry out state business and official paperwork.
Sunak said he is still in regular contact with the king and will continue to communicate with him as normal.
Credit: cnn.com
