Two significant health announcements were made on Wednesday, with the Princess of Wales undergoing surgery and King Charles III set to undergo a medical procedure next week. The King has a benign prostate condition which will be treated in the coming days. Details about the health of senior royals are typically kept secret and only announced to the public in limited circumstances, so the decision to release two significant updates in one day was notable.
Kensington Palace disclosed that the princess was admitted to a private hospital in central London on Tuesday for a procedure and is recovering there. The princess is doing well, but is likely to spend up to two weeks in hospital, and will be out of the public eye until after Easter as she continues her recovery. It is clear from the length of time she needs to recuperate and the statement from the palace that her condition is serious, although it was said that the procedure had been planned and successful.
Meanwhile, the King requires a “corrective procedure” next week for an enlarged prostate. The condition is relatively common in older men and is not cancerous. His engagements will be postponed for a short period of recuperation, but the monarch remains in good form and is staying at his private home near Balmoral with the Queen.
The timing of the announcement about the King so soon after the news about the princess is thought to have been unavoidable because the monarch had scheduled engagements on Thursday and Friday that were canceled on doctor’s advice. Medical issues for the royals have been kept very private in the past, and the announcements about the King and the Princess of Wales might suggest a greater degree of openness
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