King Charles, 75, had spent three nights in the hospital last month after undergoing a corrective procedure for an enlarged prostate when a separate issue of concern was noted. According to reports, Charles has been diagnosed with cancer and will be avoiding public events after being advised by his doctors to minimize in-person contacts, Buckingham Palace announced Monday. The announcement marks a striking departure from the past, when monarch’s ailments were often hidden from the public, according to royal experts. “During The King’s recent hospital procedure for benign prostate enlargement, a separate issue of concern was noted,” the palace said in an emailed statement. “Subsequent diagnostic tests have identified a form of cancer.” The statement also did not specify what stage the cancer was found. Separately, Buckingham Palace said Charle s did not have prostate cancer.
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