King Charles diagnosed with cancer
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BBC
4.3 • 6.6K Ratings
🗓️ 5 February 2024
⏱️ 22 minutes
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Summary
Today we look at the news that King Charles III has been diagnosed with cancer.
Buckingham Palace announced that he began “regular treatments” on Monday.
The statement also said that the King “remains wholly positive about his treatment", but has stepped back from public duties.
Royal correspondent Daniela Relph talks us through details we know and don’t know about his condition. Political editor Chris Mason explains how this will affect the business of state. Health correspondent Dominic Hughes is on to talk about how the disease is treated.
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, music radio podcasts. |
| 0:04.7 | Hello, it's James in the studio. |
| 0:06.7 | The time is 10 past 7 on Monday evening, which means it's just over an hour |
| 0:11.8 | since the news was announced that King Charles has cancer. |
| 0:15.4 | He will step back from public facing duties while he's being treated. |
| 0:19.7 | With me to talk through what this means is the BBC's Royal Correspondent Daniela Ralph. |
| 0:24.4 | Hi Daniela. |
| 0:25.4 | Hi James. |
| 0:26.4 | Right, before we go on I'm just going to read this statement Daniela from Buckingham Palace in full because this is really all they've |
| 0:34.5 | issued to us and then we can talk through what what it means and what we know and what |
| 0:38.5 | we don't know so the statement reads during the King's recent hospital procedure for benign prostate enlargement, a separate issue of concern was noted. |
| 0:48.0 | Subsequent diagnostic tests have identified a form of cancer. |
| 0:52.0 | His Majesty has today commenced a |
| 0:54.2 | schedule of regular treatments during which time he has been advised by doctors to |
| 0:58.8 | postpone public-facing duties. Throughout this period his majesty will continue to undertake |
| 1:04.8 | state business and official paperwork as usual and the statement goes on the |
| 1:10.0 | King is grateful to his medical team for their swift intervention, which was made possible |
| 1:15.1 | thanks to his recent hospital procedure. He remains wholly positive about his treatment and looks |
| 1:21.3 | forward to returning to full public duty as soon as possible. |
| 1:25.7 | And the statement concludes, His Majesty has chosen to share his diagnosis to prevent speculation |
| 1:32.2 | and in the hope it may assist public understanding |
| 1:35.3 | for all those around the world who are affected by cancer. So that is the |
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