Live Breaking News & Updates on The King S Shock Cancer Diagnosis

hello and welcome to bbc news. i m maryam moshiri. king charles has begun his treatment for cancer. the prime minister, rishi sunak, has told the bbc he s glad the king s illness was caught early , and said his thoughts are with the monarch and his family. over the past few hours world leaders have been sending messages of support to the king, including us presidentjoe biden who said his thoughts and prayers were for the king s swift recovery. buckingham palace says the king will take a big step back from public duty but will continue to perform private duty within the realms of state administration and other such business. we know the cancer was a diagnosis during a routine procedure to reduce a benign prostate enlargement. it is not prostate cancer. helena wilkinson has more. this was the king two days ago, on sunday, on his way to church in norfolk. the king s shock cancer diagnosis was announced yesterday evening by buckingham palace. speaking to the bbc earlier, the pri ....

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