On Tuesday, Prince Harry arrived in London to visit his father, King Charles, less than 24 hours after he announced that he had been diagnosed with cancer.

According to British media, the prince arrived from California to Heathrow Airport. The Telegraph newspaper said that he would visit his father at his London residence at Clarence House.

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak confirmed on Tuesday that the cancer suffered by King Charles III was “detected early.”

This came after it was announced that the king would be absent from public life for an indefinite period, only 17 months after his accession to the throne due to illness.

Wishes for a speedy recovery came from all over the world. The announcement on Monday evening of the king’s illness shocked the country.

Sunak told the British BBC News Network, “Fortunately, (the cancer) was discovered early and everyone hopes that he will receive the treatment he needs and recover completely.”

The conservative official added, “I am of course in regular contact with (the king) and will continue to communicate with him as usual.”

The “type of cancer” that Charles III suffers from has not been determined, and it was discovered during surgery that he underwent 10 days ago for an enlarged prostate, and it is not prostate cancer.

Very optimistic

He began treatment on Monday in London, then spent the night at Clarence House, according to British media.

The King confirmed that he is “very optimistic” about the treatment, and that he does not intend to completely stop its activities at the helm of the United Kingdom and 14 other countries.

Charles was resting after prostate surgery at the end of January, and his absence from public life is expected to be longer than expected for a king who waited until he reached the age of 73 to ascend the throne and has been particularly active since then, intensifying field visits and trips abroad.

In front of Buckingham Palace, Sue Hazel, who is visiting northern England with her husband, says, “We were shocked because the king began his activity strongly and visited France and Germany, and we hoped that he would continue this way for a long time.”Sorry, the video player failed to load.(Error Code: 100013)

Jill Armstrong, 71, hopes the king will recover quickly. “He has done a good job since becoming king. It will be difficult to replace him.”

The disease shrouds the monarchy in a state of mystery a year and a half after the shock caused by the death of Elizabeth II at the age of 96 and more than 70 years on the throne.

Reconciliation

This comes at a time when Princess Kate, wife of the heir to the throne, William, is also recovering after surgery. She will have a long recovery following the mysterious stomach surgery she underwent in January and was in hospital for nearly two weeks. Kate has not appeared in public since Christmas and is not expected to resume her public activities before Easter at the end of March.

Therefore, it is up to Camilla (76 years old) and Prince William (41 years old), who will resume their activities on Wednesday, to represent the monarchy before the public.

Before announcing that the King had cancer, Prince William announced the resumption of his public activities after suspending them for weeks to stay with his wife and their three children.

Prince Harry’s arrival in London raised new hopes for reconciliation between the Duke of Sussex, who left in 2020, and the rest of the family, especially his brother.

According to British media, he is supposed to come alone to London without his wife, Meghan, or their two children, Archie and Lilibeth, as he did during his father’s coronation ceremony in May.

King Charles decided to be transparent about the surgery he underwent to treat his prostate problem.

He also decided to “disclose his cancer diagnosis to avoid speculation and in the hope of helping the public understand those affected by this disease around the world,” he said.

The announcement that he had a prostate problem was in complete contrast to the secrecy surrounding Queen Elizabeth II’s health in the years before her death on September 8, 2022, at the age of 96.

Currently, abdication seems unlikely, as Charles III, like his mother, promised to “dedicate his life to the service of the people.”