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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Danica Kirka

Queen Camilla wished she could share king's diagnosis during a visit to cancer charity

Britain Royals - (Chris Jackson/Pool Getty Images Europe via AP)

Britain's Queen Camilla has said she knew about her husband’s cancer diagnosis days before it was publicly announced and found it difficult not to talk about his condition when she visited a cancer center during that period.

King Charles III announced on Feb. 5, 2024, that he was being treated for an undisclosed form of cancer, breaking with the royal family’s tradition of keeping health concerns private. The king’s openness in talking about his diagnosis has been credited with persuading more men to be tested for prostate cancer and other forms of the disease.

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