23-05-2025
Royal Family Makes Major Health Announcement Amid King Charles' Cancer Battle
The British royal family made a major health announcement amid III's cancer battle with news featuring .
On Friday, May 23, the official royal family Instagram account shared photos from a ribbon cutting of a new transplant center at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham, U.K.
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Birgitte, 78, is married to King Charles' first cousin, Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester, 80.
In the update, Buckingham Palace revealed, "Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester has officially opened Edmonds Transplant Centre Birmingham at Queen Elizabeth Hospital. 🏥."
It explained, "The new centre provides all the services that patients would need in their transplant journey, with the Birmingham-based hospital being the most active transplant centre in Europe."
Among the major organ transplants carried out at hospital are heart, lung, liver and kidney,
"The new centre will enable the hospital to continue to provide life-changing care to their patients," the post concluded.
The news of the organ transplant center opening came amid King Charles' cancer journey. In February 2024, the monarch announced his diagnosis with an unspecified form of cancer.
"His Majesty has today commenced a schedule of regular treatments, during which time he has been advised by doctors to postpone public-facing duties," the royal family shared in a statement. "Throughout this period, His Majesty will continue to undertake State business and official paperwork as usual."
Since then, King Charles, 76, has continued treatment and resumed royal duties—but with plenty of help from other members of the royal family.
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Royal Family Makes Major Health Announcement Amid King Charles' Cancer Battle first appeared on Parade on May 23, 2025
