On Thursday night, Buckingham Palace announced that the King was briefly hospitalised after he experienced some side effects from his routine cancer treatment. It is understood that the King is back home at Clarence House and has postponed his scheduled engagements in Birmingham which were set for Friday.
The update comes just days after King Charles visited the Pharmacy and Pharmacology department at Ulster University Coleraine campus in Northern Ireland, where he shared advice on living with the disease.
In a heartbreaking six-words, the monarch told fellow cancer patients on the visit: “You just have to push on.” Speaking to another cancer survivor, he said: “What’s that Winston Churchill saying? Keep buggering on!”
Following the announcement, which came at 9 pm., a Buckingham Palace spokesperson said: “His Majesty was due to receive credentials from the ambassadors of three different nations this afternoon.
“Tomorrow, he was due to undertake four public engagements in Birmingham and is greatly disappointed to be missing them on this occasion.
“He very much hopes that they can rescheduled in due course and offers his deepest apologies to all those who had worked so hard to make the planned visit possible.”
King Charles has previously visited the London Clinic, where he was treated for an enlarged prostate in January 2024. It was reported that the King travelled to and from hospital in a car on Thursday morning.
It is understood the hospital visit was not a cause for major concern, and no further updates are expected on the King’s health. Any minor alterations to his diary that may be required next week will be announced in due course.
The monarch was not visited by his wife, Queen Camilla, during his brief stay.