King Charles' return to duty: Monarch will be back on TUESDAY in poignant visit ... trends now
The King will return to public duties next week with the blessing of his doctors following his cancer diagnosis.
Charles is not yet clear of the disease and is still undergoing treatment, but his medical team are understood to be 'pleased with the progress made so far' and 'remain positive' about his recovery.
To mark the news, Buckingham Palace announced two milestone events, the first of many, and passed on thanks for all the good wishes the King has received.
On Tuesday the King and Queen Camilla will visit a cancer treatment centre – a poignant engagement given his cancer battle as well as that of his daughter-in-law, the Princess of Wales. They will meet medical specialists and patients.
And in late June they will host an incoming state visit by the Emperor and Empress of Japan.
A new portrait was released of King Charles III and Queen Camilla to mark the first anniversary of his coronation as Buckingham Palace announced his return to public-facing duties
King Charles greets schoolchildren on a visit to Brecon Cathedral in Wales. Public engagements like this will soon be back on his schedule
King Charles seen in September 2022 shortly after becoming King. He will return to public facing duties next week
Hopes were raised of Charles' return to public duties when he went for an Easter Sunday walkabout in Windsor
Charles has continued working behind the scenes, seen here meeting with Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt in the private audience room at Buckingham Palace on March 5
Officials released a new portrait of Charles, 75, and Camilla, 76, looking happy and relaxed, taken earlier this month to mark the first anniversary of their coronation.
In a statement Buckingham Palace said yesterday: 'As the first anniversary of the coronation approaches, Their Majesties remain deeply grateful for the many kindnesses and good wishes they have received from around the world throughout the joys and challenges of the past year.'
Asked how the King was feeling, a spokesman replied that he was 'greatly encouraged to be resuming some public-facing duties and very grateful to his medical team for their continued care and expertise'.
The King's health crisis became public in January when it was announced that he was going into a private hospital for surgery on an enlarged prostate. He remained in The London Clinic in Marylebone for three days.
At the time it thought that the condition was not cancerous, but the following month it was revealed that subsequent tests had discovered the presence of the disease elsewhere in his body.
Buckingham Palace has not revealed the
