King Charles smiles in first public visit since his cancer diagnosis

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returned to official public duties for the first time since being diagnosed with cancer.The monarch, 75, visited a cancer treatment center in London where he met with medical specialists and other patients.Charles, who is the patron of cancer charity Macmillan Cancer Support, arrived at University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Center in central London Tuesday morning with his wife, Queen Camilla.The pair’s visit aims to draw the importance of early diagnosis and highlight innovative research taking place at the treatment facility.What’s more, Buckingham Palace announced Tuesday that the King is the new royal patron of Cancer Research UK.Charles was seen waving to large crowds gathered outside the medical facility, and was heard making a joke upon arrival.It’s the first time since his diagnosis where he’s meet with large numbers of people.The King announced his defiant return to the royal fold on Friday in an official announcement from Buckingham Palace.News of Charles’s cancer diagnosis came to light in February after he underwent a procedure for an enlarged prostate.

There, doctors discovered “a separate issue of concern” that requires treatment.Buckingham Palace later clarified that the cancer was not prostate cancer.It comes after the monarch, who is currently receiving outpatient treatment, has been forced to hit the brakes on much of his royal agenda to focus on his health.And while he was “responding really well” to treatment, he has also been left “frustrated” over the current face of the monarchy following the health woes that have plagued the royal family in recent months.Just one month after revealing his cancer diagnosis to the world, his daughter-in-law Kate Middleton revealed that she, too, is in the.