A senior aide shared an update on King Charles amid his cancer treatment, saying the monarch is managing his illness as he continues his royal duties
“As long as you just do what the doctors say, just live your life as normal as possible. That’s exactly what he is doing,” the aide says
The update comes after the King, 76, was briefly hospitalized in March due to an adverse reaction to his treatment
King Charles is carrying on amid his cancer treatment.
In the first major update about the monarch’s health since his brief hospitalization in March, a senior royal aide says the King, 76, is keeping a busy schedule of royal duties as he continues to manage his health — most recently, undertaking a two-day trip to Canada, of which he is head of state, with Queen Camilla.
The aide says, “The thing you learn about this illness is that you just manage it, and that’s what he does.”
“Medical science has made incredible advances, and I genuinely see no difference in him,” the aide adds. “As long as you just do what the doctors say, just live your life as normal as possible. That’s exactly what he is doing.”
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King Charles visits Canada on May 27, 2025
King Charles publicly announced his cancer diagnosis in February 2024. After a brief period out of the spotlight, he resumed small audiences before returning to public-facing engagements in April 2024.
On March 27, he was hospitalized at The London Clinic “following scheduled and ongoing medical treatment for cancer,” Buckingham Palace said in a statement. “The King experienced temporary side effects that required a short period of observation in hospital.”
Palace aides did not give further details on his particular condition or treatment program, but sources said his recovery continues to trend in a positive direction. “The most minor bump in the road that’s very much heading in the right direction,” a royal source said at the time.
After cancelling some scheduled engagements, King Charles was back on royal outings a few days after his hospitalization.
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King Charles and Queen Camilla in Canada on May 27, 2025
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The senior royal aide said King Charles’ visit to Canada, his first since acceding to the throne in 2022, “was a reset and reaffirmation of that relationship, and for Their Majesties to see so many people turn out and to be so thrilled to see them was fantastic.”
“Almost three years on, everyone has a clear impression of what that is and the role that he will play, one that is both traditional for the monarchy and distinct to His Majesty,” the aide added.
“He has dealt with his illness in a very human way, and the way he’s engaging with the public at a very human level,” the aide says. “I think we now have a clear idea of what the Carolean age looks like and what it stands for — now and hopefully for many years to come.”
The landmark moment of King Charles’ Canada visit was his historic speech at the State Opening of Parliament, where he became only the second monarch to deliver the address following his mother, Queen Elizabeth, who did so in October 1957. His speech navigated his role as Canada’s head of state and the U.K.’s allyship with the U.S. The recent election of Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney was viewed as a rejection of President Donald Trump’s agenda amid his remarks that Canada could be “merged with the U.S.” and become the “51st state.”
Ailsa Anderson, former press secretary to the late Queen Elizabeth, tells PEOPLE that King Charles could “give a master class in diplomatic relations.”
“The speech was really well handled,” says Anderson. “It could have gone off the rails, and it didn’t.”
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