was caught early and the whole country is hoping for a speedy recovery, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said Tuesday, as the monarch91裸聊视频檚 son Prince Harry reportedly flew from the U.S. to visit his father.

Buckingham Palace announced Monday evening that the king has begun outpatient treatment for an undisclosed form of cancer. It was found during his for an enlarged prostate but is a 91裸聊视频渟eparate issue91裸聊视频� and not prostate cancer, the palace said.

91裸聊视频淭hankfully, this has been caught early,91裸聊视频� Sunak told BBC radio, adding that as prime minister he would 91裸聊视频渃ontinue to communicate with him as normal.91裸聊视频�

91裸聊视频淢any families around the country listening to this will have been touched by the same thing and they know what it means to everyone,91裸聊视频� Sunak said. 91裸聊视频淪o we91裸聊视频檒l just be willing him on and hopefully we get through this as quickly as possible.91裸聊视频�

Less than 18 months into the reign that he91裸聊视频檇 famously waited decades to begin, has suspended public engagements but will continue with state business 91裸聊视频� including weekly meetings with the prime minister 91裸聊视频� and won91裸聊视频檛 be handing over his constitutional roles as head of state.

The palace said Charles, , 91裸聊视频渞emains wholly positive about his treatment and looks forward to returning to full public duty as soon as possible.91裸聊视频�

The king91裸聊视频檚 younger son, Prince Harry 91裸聊视频� who , moved to California and has a troubled relationship with his father 91裸聊视频� has spoken to Charles about the diagnosis and 91裸聊视频渨ill be traveling to the U.K. to see His Majesty in the coming days,91裸聊视频� said the office of Harry and his wife, Meghan. British media reported that he was en route Tuesday from Los Angeles.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau joined a chorus of well-wishers from Canada and around the world on Monday in wishing King Charles a speedy recovery.

Trudeau said that after hearing the news, he91裸聊视频檚 thinking about the King, as are countless others.

91裸聊视频淚, like Canadians across the country and people around the world, am thinking of His Majesty King Charles III as he undergoes treatment for cancer,91裸聊视频� Trudeau said on social media.

91裸聊视频淲e91裸聊视频檙e sending him our very best wishes 91裸聊视频� and hoping for a fast and full recovery.91裸聊视频�

Gov. Gen. Mary Simon said she like all Canadians is sending good wishes to the King as he begins treatment. In a statement, Simon praised the monarch for leading by example in choosing to share his diagnosis.

91裸聊视频淪eeing His Majesty acknowledge cancer so openly and publicly will hopefully encourage and motivate those who are struggling with their own treatment,91裸聊视频� she wrote. 91裸聊视频淲e admire the King91裸聊视频檚 strength and determination as he confronts this disease.91裸聊视频�

Charles became king in September 2022 when his mother, , died at the age of 96 after 70 years on the throne.

News of the king91裸聊视频檚 diagnosis comes as his daughter-in-law Kate, Princess of Wales, recovers from abdominal surgery that saw her hospitalized for about two weeks.

Kate is taking a break from royal duties as she recovers. Her husband, Prince William, , also took time off to help look after her and the couple91裸聊视频檚 three children, but is due to preside over a ceremony at Windsor Castle and a charity dinner on Wednesday.

Charles departed from royal tradition with his openness about For centuries Britain91裸聊视频檚 royal family remained tight-lipped about health matters.

Disclosing information about his cancer diagnosis 91裸聊视频� albeit in a limited way 91裸聊视频� is another break with tradition.

When U.K. monarchs had real power, news of illness was withheld for fear it might weaken their authority. The habit of secrecy lingered after royals became constitutional figureheads.

The British public wasn91裸聊视频檛 told that Charles91裸聊视频� grandfather, King George VI, had lung cancer before his death in February 1952 at the age of 56, and some historians have claimed that the king himself wasn91裸聊视频檛 told he was terminally ill.

In the final years of Elizabeth91裸聊视频檚 life, the public was told only that the queen was suffering from 91裸聊视频渕obility issues91裸聊视频� when she began to miss public appearances towards the end of her life. The cause of her death was listed on the death certificate simply as 91裸聊视频渙ld age.91裸聊视频�

When and how much to disclose about illness remains a difficult subject for many public figures. U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin for not telling President Joe Biden or other key leaders that that he was being treated for prostate cancer, even when he was hospitalized in intensive care in January for post-surgery complications.

Buckingham palace said that the king 91裸聊视频渉as chosen to share his diagnosis to prevent speculation and in the hope it may assist public understanding for all those around the world who are affected by cancer.91裸聊视频�

Charles took the throne intending to preside over a slimmer monarchy with fewer carrying out ceremonial public duties. But with Charles and Kate both temporarily sidelined, Prince Harry self-exiled to California and Prince Andrew largely banished from view because of his association with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the royal 91裸聊视频淔irm91裸聊视频� risks becoming severely overstretched.

William and Charles91裸聊视频� wife, Queen Camilla, are both expected to take on extra public engagements during the king91裸聊视频檚 treatment.

There are no current plans to call on the 91裸聊视频渃ounsellors of state91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频� senior royals, including the queen and the heir to the throne 91裸聊视频� to deputize for the monarch on constitutional duties such as signing legislation and receiving ambassadors.

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