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Tanya Diente

Orthodox Monk Says King Charles III Sought His Help On Cancer Diagnosis

King Charles III is pictured here greeting Rev. Paul Williams on his way to attend mass at St. Mary Magdalene Church in Sandringham with Queen Camilla amid his cancer treatment. (Credit: AFP News)

A Greek Orthodox monk has claimed that King Charles III secretly contacted him after he was diagnosed with cancer. The 75-year-old monarch received the shock diagnosis after he underwent a corrective procedure to treat an enlarged prostate late last month.

Archimandrite Ephraim, who serves as the abbot at the Holy Monastery of Vatopedi in north-eastern Greece, has never publicly spoken about his friendship with His Majesty before. But he recently told The Sun that the monarch "has been in contact since the diagnosis" as he shared his belief that the King will "overcome it".

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