Prince Harry will return to the UK to meet his father UK’s king Charles after the latter was diagnosed with cancer. Buckingham Palace released a statement on Monday announcing that King Charles was diagnosed with cancer but did not specify what kind of cancer the monarch was suffering from.
“During The King’s recent hospital procedure for benign prostate enlargement, a separate issue of concern was noted. Subsequent diagnostic tests have identified a form of cancer,” the Buckingham Palace said.
Messages of support and strength poured in from all over the world after the news of the monarch’s cancer diagnosis broke. World leaders sent messages to Charles and prayed for his speedy recovery.
People familiar with the developments told news agency Reuters that Harry, his younger son, will travel to the UK to see him in the coming days.
A Reuters report pointed out that this could be the first sign of ‘a sort of rapprochement’ between Harry and the King following ‘a very public family fallout with his Netflix documentary and his memoir and other TV interviews’. Prince Harry has been very critical of the royal family. “The health of his father trumps any kind of falling out they may have had over other matters,” the Reuters report said.
Before Charles’s cancer diagnosis, the ongoing fallout between Harry and Charles and his brother William and the rest of his family was the biggest shadow over the UK royals.
“We do know that King Charles personally informed both of his sons, Prince William and Prince Harry, about the cancer diagnosis. And we also know at this point that Prince Harry is planning to go to the UK – obviously, he lives in California at this point – but he’s planning to go to the UK in the coming days to visit his father, which is a sign of how serious this is, but it’s also hopefully a sign that they can put things aside and really focus on what’s important and maybe mend some bonds,” Stephanie Petit, royals editor of the People Magazine, was quoted as saying by the news agency.
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