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James Hider

Princess of Wales has abdominal surgery; King Charles to undergo prostate procedure

Kate, Princess of Wales, and Prince William travel in a coach following the coronation ceremony of Britain's King Charles III in London, on May 6, 2023. The Princess of Wales has been hospitalized for planned abdominal surgery and will remain at The London Clinic for up to two weeks, Kensington Palace said Wednesday. (David Cliff/AP)

Britain's King Charles III is to undergo a "corrective procedure" for an enlarged prostate gland, Buckingham Palace said on Wednesday, just hours after it also announced that the Princess of Wales was recovering in the hospital after undergoing planned abdominal surgery.

The 75-year-old king, who took the throne last September after the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, will be admitted to the hospital next week, the palace said, noting that he had been forced to cancel a number of planned engagements to allow for recovery from the procedure.

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