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Toronto Sun
30-04-2025
- Health
- Toronto Sun
King Charles says his cancer journey brought best of humanity into focus
Published Apr 30, 2025 • 2 minute read Britain's King Charles III waves during a visit of the exhibition "Soil: The World at Our Feet" at Somerset House in central London, on March 26, 2025. Photo by CHRIS JACKSON / POOL/AFP via Getty Images LONDON — King Charles III described Wednesday how a cancer diagnosis can be a 'daunting and at times frightening' experience for sufferers and their loved ones as he hosted an event to laud the 'extraordinary work' of cancer charities. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account In a message written in a booklet for guests at a Buckingham Palace reception to celebrate organizations helping people with the disease, Charles poignantly reflected on his experience of cancer. As one of the 1,000 or so people in the U.K. who receive a cancer diagnosis every day, Charles said his journey had given him 'an even deeper appreciation of the extraordinary work' of charities. 'Each diagnosis, each new case, will be a daunting and at times frightening experience for those individuals and their loved ones,' he said. 'But as one among those statistics myself, I can vouch for the fact that it can also be an experience that brings into sharp focus the very best of humanity.' The 76-year-old monarch, who is still undergoing treatment more than a year on from his diagnosis for an undisclosed cancer, also said that his experience had reinforced how 'the darkest moments of illness can be illuminated by the greatest compassion.' This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Charles and his wife, Queen Camilla, invited representatives from cancer charities they support, among others, to the royal residence for the reception. Though Charles has been increasingly visible in recent months, he was briefly hospitalized last month as a result of 'temporary' side effects from a scheduled cancer treatment. Though no update on the king's health has been provided, his return to public duties has been read that his treatment is heading in the right direction. 'We are so grateful to His Majesty for his continued support, both as our patron and for being so open about his own cancer experience, which has inspired so many others to reach out for support from organizations like Macmillan,' said Gemma Peters, chief executive at Macmillan Cancer Support. Charles' illness came as his daughter-in-law, Kate, the Princess of Wales, was also diagnosed with cancer. Kate, the wife of Prince William, took more than six months off before returning to public duties in late September. Ontario Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Maple Leafs Canada Toronto Maple Leafs
The Independent
26-03-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
King's ‘incredible sense of curiosity' praised during visit to soil exhibition
The curators of an exhibition celebrating the power and potential of soil have praised the King's 'incredible sense of curiosity' during his visit to a central London museum. Charles met farmers and artists as he toured the Soil: The World at Our Feet exhibition at Somerset House on Wednesday. He was also joined by families and representatives from The Royal Countryside Fund, a charity aimed at helping farms to be more sustainable, set up by him as the prince of Wales in 2010. Bridget Elworthy, curator of the exhibition, said: 'For a long time he's been our number one soil hero, so to have him come in to celebrate this exhibition has been so exciting. 'The whole point of this exhibition was to get the wonder of soil out to as many people as possible, so having someone like the King come has been a huge thrill.' She added: 'I'm sure he's engaged in so many things because he has such an incredible sense of curiosity and he's so polite. But I feel like he was definitely really interested.' Co-curator Henrietta Courtauld added: 'He has such an interest and understands the importance of nature and working with nature and that's so close to our hearts and values as well. 'There's an area in the exhibition where you can actually smell the soil and he would smell that himself when he's out in the garden and how that makes you feel so good.' Charles also unveiled a plaque in the newly refurbished Salt Stair to mark the visit and the 25th anniversary of Somerset House. As he unveiled the plaque he remarked, 'that's an interesting way of doing it', referring to the cover of the plaque which he was required to pull off. Speaking to farming families, he asked what type of farming they undertook, their ambitions for the future and how they had heard about the Royal Countryside Fund. Moving around the various displays, the King was particularly interested in Jo Pearl's Unearthed Mycelium ceramic, asking how she made the piece and what it was made out of. He joked: 'So how many went wrong before you got it right?' She assured him only once. Speaking to various artists, Charles told the director of the exhibition: 'It's remarkable how you have done it all.' Charles also met Helen Browning, farmer and chief executive of the Soil Association, who he hugged fondly. Leaving Somerset House, Charles joked 'you have to be very fit' after climbing the stairs. He was then met with crowds cheering and clapping outside the building. One person was heard to shout: 'We love you.' He was waved off by the cheering crowd.
