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Queen Camilla in tears over ‘off script' public remark about King's cancer
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Queen Camilla has been seen wiping away a tear after a reference to her husband's cancer battle in a rare emotional display.
The moment unfolded during a VJ Day service attended by the King and Queen on Friday, during which 105-year-old Captain Yavar Abbas – who served as an officer in the Far East and witnessed the atom bomb horror in Hiroshima – diverted from his prepared speech.
The royals experienced an emotional moment during a Service of Remembrance to commemorate the 80th Anniversary of VJ Day in the UK. Picture: Paul Edwards-VJ Day — or Victory over Japan Day — marks the formal end of WWII on August 15, 1945.
Instead of reading from his war diary, Abbas briefly spoke about the monarch's health struggles.
'I make no apology for briefly going off the script to salute my brave King who is here with his beloved Queen, in spite of the fact that he's under treatment for cancer, an alien that I share with him,' he said.
'If it provides any comfort, of which I've been rid for the past 25 years and counting.
'I salute him for gracing this occasion, because by his presence here, he has gone a long way to make sure that his grandad's 14th Army is never given the soubriquet again of a Forgotten Army.'
Camilla was seen wiping away a tear. Picture: Paul Edwards-It happened after a reference to the King's cancer. Picture: Darren Staples/Pool/AFP
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The King was diagnosed with an undisclosed form of cancer in February last year and has been undergoing treatment as an outpatient ever since.
He was forced to cancel all public-facing duties for several weeks, but returned in April and has since travelled – including to Australia last October – and hosted incoming state visits for international dignitaries, all while continuing his recovery.
The King was diagnosed with cancer last year. Picture:In late March, the Palace released a statement revealing that the monarch had called off a string of engagements after being admitted to hospital after experiencing 'temporary side effects that required a short period of observation in hospital'. The incident unfolded following 'scheduled and ongoing medical treatment for cancer', the statement continued.
Just weeks later, a senior royal aide told US magazine People that the King was successfully continuing to 'manage' his illness.
'The thing you learn about this illness is that you just manage it, and that's what he does,' the staffer said.
'Medical science has made incredible advances, and I genuinely see no difference in him.
'As long as you just do what the doctors say, just live your life as normal as possible. That's exactly what he is doing.'
Originally published as Queen Camilla in tears over 'off script' public remark about King's cancer
