King Charles is set to return to public royal duties next week after undergoing “positive” cancer treatment.
The king, who has been receiving care as an outpatient since early February, will visit a cancer treatment centre with Queen Camilla on Tuesday to meet medical specialists and patients.
The announcement came as a picture marking the first anniversary of the crowning of the king and queen on May 6 has been released, taken the day after their 19th wedding anniversary on April 10.
Charles and Camilla are shown smiling broadly and walking arm in arm along a path with shrubs and colourful flowers in the background.
Despite the upbeat news, the king still has cancer and will continue to be treated for the undisclosed form of the disease.
King Charles III and Queen Camilla greet people after attending the Easter Matins Service at St George's Chapel, Windsor. Getty Images
However, the announcement will be a boost for the monarchy as it comes to terms with dual health crises affecting the king and Princess of Wales .
They began in January after it was announced the Princess of Wales had undergone planned abdominal surgery and would remain in hospital for 10 to 14 days.
On the same day, it was announced that the king would be admitted to the same hospital for treatment for an enlarged prostate the following week.
Kate, Princess of Wales, Prince William, Prince of Wales, King Charles III and Queen Camilla at St Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh. Getty Images
The Palace did not confirm what Kate was being treated for, but said her condition was non-cancerous.
The king’s condition was also said to be benign.
However, tests conducted in hospital found that the king was suffering from an unspecified form of cancer, not related to his prostate.
In March, the Princess of Wales, 42, also revealed she had cancer and was undergoing chemotherapy treatment. She has not revealed the type.
In a video message to announce the news, Kate spoke directly to others dealing with the disease, telling them: “You are not alone.”
The Princess of Wales records her message announcing that following her abdominal surgery in January "tests after the operation found cancer had been present". PA
“This of course came as a huge shock, and William and I have been doing everything we can to process and manage this privately for the sake of our young family,” she said in the video statement.
Their illnesses have seen the king and princess step back from royal duties in recent months as they undergo treatment.
The princess had not been seen publicly since Christmas until a video recently surfaced of her with her husband near a farm shop close to their Windsor home.
The king temporarily postponed public duties but continued work behind the scenes on his red boxes – his state business and official papers.
Britain's Princess Anne, Princess Royal, Britain's Queen Camilla and Britain's Prince William, Prince of Wales attend the 2024 Commonwealth Day Service at Westminster Abbey in March. Getty Images
Their absence saw other family members step up, with Queen Camilla and Prince William both taking on additional engagements .
The Princess Royal also carried out appearances alongside the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh.
In the video revealing her diagnosis, the princess, who is one of the most popular members of the royal family, said she was looking forward to returning to her work supporting children in their early years.
It is not yet known when she will return to public duties.
King Charles III through the years – in pictures A photo released by Buckingham Palace as they announced that King Charles III had been diagnosed with cancer. All Photos: Getty Images unless stated
King Charles attends the Sunday service at the Church of St Mary Magdalene on the Sandringham estate in January
King Charles and Queen Camilla leaving The London Clinic in January. The King had been receiving treatment for an enlarged prostate.
King Charles delivers his Christmas message at Buckingham Palace in December 2023
King Charles delivers an address at the opening ceremony of the Cop28 Summit in December 2023 in Dubai
King Charles and Prince William attend the National Service of Remembrance at The Cenotaph in November 2023 in London
King Charles and Queen Camilla at the State Opening of Parliament in November 2023
King Charles waters and plants a tree watched by President of Kenya, William Ruto in October 2023 in Nairobi
King Charles and US President Joe Biden review a guard of honour at Windsor Castle in July 2023
Catherine, Princess of Wales, Prince William, King Charles and Queen Camilla during the National Service of Thanksgiving and Dedication at St Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh, in July 2023
King Charles and Queen Camilla on the balcony of Buckingham Palace, after his coronation. PA
King Charles, carrying the Sovereign's Orb and Sceptre, leaves Westminster Abbey after the Coronation in May 2023. AFP
King Charles III is crowned with St Edward's Crown by The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby during his coronation ceremony in Westminster Abbey in May 2023. PA
King Charles and Queen Consort Camilla, centre, with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and his wife Elke Buedenbender during the king's state visit in March 2023
King Charles and Camilla during a visit to the Bangladeshi community of Brick Lane, London, in February 2023
King Charles welcomes Rishi Sunak during an audience at Buckingham Palace, where he invited the leader of the Conservative Party to form a new government in October 2022
King Charles during the recording of his first Christmas broadcast at Windsor Castle in December 2022
King Charles follows the coffin of Queen Elizabeth as it is carried from Westminster Abbey after her state funeral. AP
King Charles holds a vigil beside the coffin of his mother, Queen Elizabeth, as it lies in state on the catafalque in Westminster Hall. PA
King Charles greets members of the public as he walks by the gates of Buckingham Palace after the death of Queen Elizabeth. AP
King Charles shakes hands with British Prime Minister Liz Truss during their first audience at Buckingham Palace
King Charles III delivers his address to the nation and the Commonwealth from Buckingham Palace after the death of Queen Elizabeth II in September 2022
Prince Charles with Camilla and Prince William during the ceremonial state opening of parliament at the Palace of Westminster in 2022
Prince Charles and Camilla on a visit to Giza in Egypt in 2021
Prince Charles joined members of the British Asian Trust for a short bicycle ride as they launched the charity's Palaces on Wheels cycling event at Highgrove in 2021
Prince Charles walks behind the Duke of Edinburgh’s coffin during the funeral of Prince Philip in 2021
Queen Elizabeth and Prince Charles during the state opening of parliament at the Palace of Westminster, London, in 2019
Prince Charles, Prince William, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex and Prince Harry arrive for a Christmas Day church service on the Sandringham estate in December 2018
Prince Charles leads Meghan Markle up the aisle during her wedding to Prince Harry in St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle in 2018
Prince Charles and Camilla attend a dinner hosted by Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, in Amsterdam in 2013
Prince Charles and Harry in front of an Apache helicopter at the Army Aviation Centre in Middle Wallop, 2011
Queen Elizabeth presents Prince Charles with the Royal Horticultural Society's Victoria Medal of Honour at the Chelsea Flower Show, west London, in 2009
An official portrait to mark Prince Charles's 60th birthday in 2008
Prince Charles and his new bride Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, in the White Drawing Room at Windsor Castle after their wedding in April 2005
Charles with his sons William and Harry on a ski break at Klosters in Switzerland in 2005
Queen Elizabeth and Prince Charles in Avignon during a state visit to France in 1972
Prince Charles learns a soul dance routine at St George's Secondary School in Maida Vale, west London, in 1978
Prince Philip, Prince William, Earl Spencer, Prince Harry and Prince Charles follow the coffin of Princess Diana at her funeral in London in September 1997
Diana and Prince Charles pose with their sons, Princes William and Harry, on Prince William's first day at Eton College in 1995
Prince Charles and Diana on a visit to Nottingham in 1985
Diana and Prince Charles with Prince Harry leave St Mary's Hospital in Paddington, west London, in 1984
Prince Charles and his wife Diana with their baby son, Prince William, at home in Kensington Palace in 1983
Prince Charles and Diana with son William in 1983
Prince Charles and Diana on the balcony of Buckingham Palace on their wedding day in 1981
Prince Charles at a polo event in Windsor Great Park, accompanied by the queen and Prince Edward, in 1971
Prince Charles leaving Caernarfon Castle after his investiture as Prince of Wales, in Gwynedd, 1969
Prince Charles during a tour of Wales in 1969
Prince Charles playing cricket in 1968. He was playing for Lord Brabourne against a team of Grand Prix racing drivers.
Prince Charles and Princess Anne at Windsor Great Park in 1968
Prince Charles at the University of Cambridge in 1967, where he was beginning his term at Trinity College
Queen Elizabeth and her family travel to Sandringham in 1966. Prince Andrew is on her lap, the Duke of Edinburgh to her left with Princess Anne on his lap, and Prince Charles, right
Prince Charles, walking a Corgi, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and their nanny Mabel Anderson at Euston Station, London, in 1963
US President Dwight D Eisenhower, centre, with the British royal family, left to right, Prince Philip, Princess Anne, Queen Elizabeth and Prince Charles, at Balmoral Castle in 1959
Queen Elizabeth watches her son Prince Charles driving a toy car in the grounds of Balmoral Castle in 1952
A young Prince Charles is perched on the lap of his father the Duke of Edinburgh, while his mother Queen Elizabeth II looks on in the grounds of Windlesham Moor in 1949
Updated: April 26, 2024, 5:00 PM