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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
Laura Elston

Camilla longed to reveal King’s cancer diagnosis on ‘difficult’ charity visit

The Queen spoke openly about knowing the King had cancer while visiting one of Maggie’s centres on an official engagement (Royal Household/Maggie’s/PA) -

The Queen has spoken for the first time about the difficult emotional experience of keeping the King’s cancer a secret before it was announced to the rest of the world.

Camilla carried on with her royal duties by visiting a Maggie’s cancer support centre in 2024 when she knew of Charles’s diagnosis but the public did not, just days before the news was officially disclosed.

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