King Charles will have plenty to keep him occupied at Sandringham House in the coming days and weeks as he embarks upon his treatment for an undisclosed form of cancer .
The royal, 76, was attending her first public engagement since news of King Charles s cancer diagnosis was revealed at Salisbury Cathedral in Wiltshire, this evening.
King George VI was a famously reluctant monarch who had acceded unexpectedly to the throne in December 1936. This followed the dramatic abdication of older brother, Edward VIII.
The Queen Mother also battled health issues. She suffered persistent ulcers on her left leg and fractured her left hip in 1998, three years after having her right hip replaced.
Camilla, 76, was asked how her husband was faring as she officially opened a new Maggie s cancer support centre at the Royal Free Hospital in north west London .