King Charles shares huge health update amid cancer battle
King Charles has shared an important update on his ongoing cancer battle.
Charles was seen visiting local business owners in the Yorkshire town of Bradford in the UK when he shared a meaningful exchange with a resident.
Safeena Khan, who runs a local floristry business, presented King Charles with a bouquet inspired by his gardens at Highgrove House in Gloucestershire.
She told the King that she too had battled cancer, and this sparked Charles to make his own admission.
Khan said: 'He asked me how I was, and I asked him how he was. There were some pleasantries towards the end, but it was a lovely conversation.'
The King, who still undergoes a weekly cycle of cancer treatment, gave her the 'thumbs up', when asked about his health, and told her: 'I'd like to think I'm on the better side [of my cancer journey]'.
Khan continued: 'It is not something easy to discuss. Two years on [from my own cancer journey], I still find it difficult.
'I think you have to accept that you're going through it first, and then the fight begins. I think the key is that you don't give up on yourself. The biggest form of disrespect to yourself is giving up.'
The King has been undergoing regular cancer treatment since his diagnosis early last year, and concerns were sparked last month when it emerged that he'd been taken to hospital after experiencing 'temporary side effects'.
'Following scheduled and ongoing medical treatment for cancer this morning, The King experienced temporary side effects that required a short period of observation in hospital,' the statement from Buckingham Palace read, adding that a string of engagements had had to be postponed.
The monarch returned to his London residence, Clarence House, following his hospital stay before travelling to his country home, Highgrove, to recover over the weekend.
It was first revealed that he had an undisclosed form of cancer last February, following unrelated surgery for an enlarged prostate.
It came just weeks before it emerged that his daughter-in-law, the Princess of Wales, was also suffering from an unspecified cancer, which she revealed in an emotional video message in late March.
Following months of treatment, Kate announced in September that she had completed her course of chemotherapy and later confirmed she was in remission.
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