Royal Family LIVE: King Charles arrives at Macmillan Cancer Centre in London as he returns to public-facing duties alongside Queen Camilla following his own diagnosis
The king will return to public duties today after doctors said they were pleased with his progress following cancer treatment earlier this year.
Charles, who has been a patron of Macmillan Cancer Support for more than 20 years, will make a trip to a treatment center on Tuesday.
He will be accompanied by the Queen, chair of cancer charity Maggie’s.
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Watch: King Charles returns to public meetings with Queen Camilla during visit to cancer center
Watch the MailOnline stream showing King Charles’ first public engagement since his cancer diagnosis was revealed.
Queen Camilla will visit a cancer center together with the King.
Watch: King Charles meets cancer patient Lesley Woodbridge as she undergoes her second round of chemotherapy
A video has emerged of a meeting between King Charles and cancer patient Leslely Woodbrighde, who is undergoing her second round of chemotherapy, and husband Roger.
King Charles wears a dinosaur tie as he arrives at the cancer center
King Charles wore a pink tie with white dinosaurs during his visit to University College Hospital.
Charles and Camilla meet a cancer patient undergoing a second round of chemotherapy
King Charles and Queen Camilla met Lesley Woodbridge, who is receiving her second round of chemotherapy for sarcoma, and her husband Roger Woodbridge during a visit to University College Hospital’s Macmillan Cancer Center.
Charles and Camilla were also shown the facilities during a tour of the hospital.
Watch: Smiling King Charles and Queen Camilla shake hands and meet cancer center staff
King Charles and Queen Camilla were in jubilant mood for their first public appearance since the king’s cancer diagnosis.
Watch the couple wave to the crowd and meet the staff below:
King becomes new patron of Cancer Research UK
King Charles has agreed to become the new patron of Cancer Research UK, it can be announced today.
The monarch will be able to bring his experience to the role after undergoing treatment for an unspecified form of cancer this year.
One of the charity’s research centers is based at University College Hospital, where the King and Queen Camilla are visiting this morning.
MailOnline understands the hospital was not chosen because it has a link to the King’s treatment or form of cancer, which has not been disclosed.
Queen Camilla waves to the crowd as King Charles grins on his way to his first public engagement since his cancer diagnosis
King Charles was seen in good spirits as he made his first public appearance since he was diagnosed with cancer.
Queen Camilla waved to the crowd as the jubilant couple returned to work.
King Charles is ‘overjoyed to return to public duties’, says Royal Editor of Daily Mail
King Charles is “overjoyed to return to public duties for the first time since his cancer diagnosis,” writes Daily Mail Royal editor Rebecca English.
Break:Charles and Camilla took a photo of his first public appearance since the king’s cancer diagnosis
King Charles and Queen Camilla waved to the crowd after stepping out of their car during their visit to a cancer center in central London.
King Charles and Camilla entered the cancer center
After a brief meeting with staff at University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Center in London, the couple entered the building.
King Charles has arrived at the cancer center in central London
King Charles and Queen Camilla shook hands with officials at the University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Center in London after stepping out of their car.
Rebecca English, editor-in-chief of The Daily Mail, had the story of how the king was cleared to return to public duties on Friday.
King Charles returns to public duties
The king will visit a cancer treatment center with Queen Camilla this morning as he returns to public duties for the first time since he was diagnosed with cancer earlier this year.
On Friday, Buckingham Palace issued an update on the monarch’s health, saying he was responding positively to treatment and would return to his engagements, although his diary will remain “carefully calibrated”.
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Important updates
Watch: King Charles meets cancer patient Lesley Woodbridge as she undergoes her second round of chemotherapy
Charles and Camilla took a photo of his first public appearance since the king’s cancer diagnosis
Watch: King Charles returns to public meetings with Queen Camilla during visit to cancer center
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