Buckingham Palace statement in full as King Charles to be admitted to hospital
Buckingham Palace has released a statement after it was announced King Charles will be admitted to hospital next week.
Following on from the shock news of Kate Middleton having surgery today, and spending months away from her working royal duties, the King is also going to hospital next week to be treated for an enlarged prostate, Buckingham Palace has said. In a statement, Buckingham Palace said: “In common with thousands of men each year, The King has sought treatment for an enlarged prostate.
"His Majesty's condition is benign and he will attend hospital next week for a corrective procedure. The King’s public engagements will be postponed for a short period of recuperation.”
It is understood that the king was keen to share the details of his diagnosis to encourage other men, who may be experiencing symptoms, to be checked in line with public health advice. The Palace said Charles's condition was benign and he would be having a corrective procedure.
His engagements will be postponed for a short period of recuperation. The King had a series of meetings and events planned at Dumfries House in East Ayrshire on Thursday and Friday, which are now being postponed on his doctor's advice. Guests, including foreign dignitaries and members of the Cabinet, were due to travel to Scotland and the Palace made the announcement to allow for them to be made aware of the situation.
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According to the NHS symptoms of an enlarged prostate include:
finding it difficult to start peeing
straining to pee
having a weak flow of urine
"stop-start" peeing
needing to pee urgently and/or frequently
needing to get up frequently in the night to pee
accidentally leaking urine (urinary incontinence)
This comes less than two hours after the news that the Princess of Wales is in hospital after undergoing successful abdominal surgery. She also won’t be resuming her public duties until Easter, Kensington Palace announced.
Kate, 42, was admitted to The London Clinic yesterday for the planned procedure. The future Queen is expected to remain in hospital for 10 to 14 days before returning home to continue her recovery and she wishes to apologise for any upcoming engagements that she has had to postpone. The Palace refused to confirm what Kate was being treated for but confirmed the condition was non-cancerous.
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It is understood that Prince William will curtail all public engagements while his wife is in hospital and immediately after she returns home after being discharged as well as scaling back duties afterwards as he supports Kate and their children. It is not expected that the couple will embark on any international travel in the coming months.
This means Kate will miss events such as the Bafta awards, which she and William usually attend, and the Royal Family's annual Commonwealth Day service at Westminster Abbey, which is set to take place on March 11. It will also throw the couple's reported trip to Italy in the spring into doubt too. Kate is also close to her family, and her parents Carole and Michael Middleton and siblings Pippa Matthews and James Middleton are set to rally round and help support her recovery at the Waleses' home in Windsor.
Police monitored the doorways in the facility where Kate is staying in central London today, where a Union Jack flag flies above the main entrance. The Princess of Wales can expect the best treatment available at The London Clinic, a charity since 1935 which operates “as teams of experts with world-class resources dedicated to maintaining the highest standards of medical care.”
A statement from Kensington Palace this afternoon said: "Her Royal Highness The Princess of Wales was admitted to The London Clinic yesterday for planned abdominal surgery. The surgery was successful and it is expected that she will remain in hospital for ten to fourteen days, before returning home to continue her recovery.
"Based on the current medical advice, she is unlikely to return to public duties until after Easter. The Princess of Wales appreciates the interest this statement will generate. She hopes that the public will understand her desire to maintain as much normality for her children as possible; and her wish that her personal medical information remains private.
"Kensington Palace will, therefore, only provide updates on Her Royal Highness' progress when there is significant new information to share. The Princess of Wales wishes to apologise to all those concerned for the fact that she has to postpone her upcoming engagements. She looks forward to reinstating as many as possible, as soon as possible."
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