King Charles and Queen Camilla make joint appearance following his latest cancer update
The king shared some good news last weekKing Charles and Queen Camilla have made their first joint appearance following the king’s recent cancer update.
Last week, the monarch addressed the nation in a special televised broadcast. His recorded message aired on Channel 4 as part of this year’s Stand Up To Cancer campaign.
King Charles’ cancer update
During the address, King Charles shared the “good news” that his cancer treatment will soon be reduced.
“Today I am able to share with you the good news that thanks to early diagnosis, effective intervention and adherence to ‘doctors’ orders,’ my own schedule of cancer treatment can be reduced in the new year,” he said.
He then added: “This milestone is both a personal blessing and a testimony to the remarkable advances that have been made in cancer care in recent years; testimony that I hope may give encouragement to the 50% of us who will be diagnosed with the illness at some point in our lives.”
On December 18, King Charles and Queen Camilla made their first joint appearance since the update. The royal couple hosted a festive reception at St James’s Palace in London for some important guests.
Charles and Camilla make joint appearance
The event celebrated the return of HMS Prince of Wales, after a successful eight-month deployment on Operation HIGHMAST. The warship returned to Portsmouth last month. The mission involved visits to 40 different countries, covering the Mediterranean, Middle East, south-east Asia, Japan and Australia.
The major global exercise was the UK’s premier naval deployment of 2025. Charles and Camilla met the ship’s company, as well as their partners and families, to celebrate the successful operation.
As per the Independent, Commander Tom Leonard said that it was “phenomenal” for the Royal Navy sailors and their loved ones to be recognised by the king.
“The king was interested in what they were doing, their favourite places to go, how fast we could go, how many jets we were getting off, about all the bombs that we were carrying and about people and their families and how their families felt when they came home and the difficulties they were having,” he reportedly said.
He then added: “It was quite interesting, that personal touch, especially with the other halves, understanding the difficulties of being away for a long time, and trying to reinsert themselves into that family unit.”
As for Queen Camilla, he told the newspaper: “The queen was interested in the welfare of the families, to understand the level of support that was provided by the Royal Navy to personnel who are left at home who are often undertaking an even harder set of responsibilities keeping things going.”
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