King Charles himself told his son, the Duke of Sussex, that he had been diagnosed with cancer, and he understood.
According to British media, King Charles informed his youngest son of the shocking news before announcing it to the world through a Buckingham Palace statement.
Prince Harry, who lives in California with his wife Meghan Markle and two children, will travel to the UK to visit his father in the coming days, according to sources close to Harry.
On the evening of 5 February, Buckingham Palace confirmed that Charles had been diagnosed with some kind of cancer and had started regular**. Although he postponed his public-facing duties for the foreseeable period, he remained "completely optimistic" about his treatment.
He will continue to conduct business and official paperwork as usual. The statement reads in part: "A separate problem was noted during the king's recent hospital surgery for benign prostatic hypertrophy. Subsequent diagnostic tests found a type of cancer. "The king thanked his medical team for the prompt intervention thanks to his recent hospital surgery. He remains completely positive about his ** and looks forward to returning to full public duty as soon as possible.
The king chose to share his diagnosis to prevent speculation and hope that this will help the public understand all those affected by cancer around the world. ”
It is understood that no further details were revealed about what kind of cancer he was diagnosed with, other than stressing that it was not prostate cancer, which is the biggest killer of men in the UK every year. Allegedly, this discovery was made only when the king was receiving benign prostatic hypertrophy**.