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Buckingham Palace said King Charles III was admitted to a London hospital for scheduled surgery on Friday, a week after revealing that the British monarch would be treated for an enlarged prostate.

“The King was admitted to a London hospital this morning for scheduled treatment,” the palace said in a statement.

“Her Majesty would like to thank everyone who has sent their well wishes over the past week and is pleased to know that her diagnosis is having a positive impact on public health awareness.”

Royal officials took the unusual step last week of issuing a bulletin on the 75-year-old monarch’s health, revealing he has an enlarged prostate but said the condition was benign.

It came shortly after a separate statement that the king’s daughter-in-law, Catherine, Princess of Wales, 42, had successful abdominal surgery for an unspecified condition.

Kate, who is married to Prince William, Charles’s eldest son and heir to the throne, is facing two weeks of recovery in a private London clinic, then several months away from public duties.

British media reported that Charles was being treated at the same clinic as Kate and it is understood he had visited her there before treatment.

Charles traveled to his private Sandringham estate in eastern England last Friday to prepare for what royal officials described as a “corrective process”, before returning to London on Thursday.

After experiencing symptoms and getting tested last Wednesday, Charles was told he had the condition, which is common in men over the age of 50 and affects urination.

He wanted to share his diagnosis publicly to encourage other men who may be experiencing symptoms to see their doctor.

– ‘To hope’ –

Charles’s second wife, Queen Camilla, 76, last week described her husband’s health as “fine” and said he was “looking forward to getting back to work” after being forced to cancel an engagement.

The transparency is a clear break from the past: Charles’s mother, Queen Elizabeth II, suffered declining health from October 2021 until her death in September 2022.

His withdrawal was based on what officials said were “emergent mobility problems” that affected his walking and standing, requiring him to use a walking stick and even a motorized buggy at public events. Had to use.

Officially, his death at the age of 96 was recorded as of old age. But a trusted royal biographer claims he had bone marrow cancer.

The late Queen’s father, King George VI, was a heavy smoker and had a lung removed in September 1951. But at that time complete information about his condition was not made public.

He never fully recovered and died in February, 1952. It was later discovered that he had lung cancer.

The new opening saw an increase in internet searches for the term “enlarged prostate” on the website of the state-run National Health Service (NHS).

An enlarged prostate, whose symptoms include a frequent need to urinate and difficulty emptying the bladder, is not generally considered a serious condition or a risk indicator for prostate cancer.

The charity Prostate Cancer UK said it saw a more than 100 per cent increase in people using its online risk checker on Thursday compared to Wednesday.

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