PA Media reports that Prince Harry appears to have arrived at Clarence House. Having arrived from the US, two black SUVs, which were seen leaving Heathrow Airport’s VIP Windsor Suite earlier this afternoon, were pictured arriving at the royal residence at about 2.42pm.
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Prince Harry reportedly landed in the UK to be with King Charles after the monarch’s cancer diagnosis. He is understood to have touched down on a British Airways flight to Heathrow, with his wife, Meghan, and their children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, having stayed at home in California.
The Prince of Wales is set to step up to carry out some duties on behalf of his father, King Charles, while the 75-year-old monarch undergoes treatment for cancer, PA Media reported. It is understood that Prince William, a future king and the senior royal in the line of succession, is likely to undertake some duties on behalf of the king in addition to his own diary of engagements.
The UK’s prime minister, Rishi Sunak, said he is thankful that King Charles’s cancer was “caught early” as he described being left shocked and saddened by the news. When asked how he received the news, Sunak told BBC Radio 5 Live this morning: “Obviously, like everyone else, shocked and sad, and just all our thoughts are with him and his family. Thankfully, this has been caught early.”
Asked later on Tuesday what information the prime minister had based his “caught early” comment on, a Downing Street spokesperson suggested he was referring to the fact that Buckingham Palace had noted the swift intervention of his medical team. No. 10 has said it will not get into a “running commentary” on meetings between Sunak and the king when asked if the prime minister still expects to have weekly audiences.
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