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King Charles spoke about his health at his latest royal outing to a hospital, where he met with cancer patients
Buckingham Palace announced in February 2024 that the King was diagnosed with cancer
The King's visit to Midland Metropolitan University Hospital was postponed from March when he had an adverse reaction to his treatment for cancer
King Charles offered a rare update about his health at his latest royal engagement as his treatment for cancer continues.
On Sept. 3, the King, 76, spoke about how he was feeling with a cancer patient named Matthew Shinda at Midland Metropolitan University Hospital in Smethwick. The sovereign made the trip to officially open the new medical center and meet clinical staff, patients and volunteers there.
According to Hello! magazine, the King told Shinda, 73, "I'm not too bad," when asked about his recovery.
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King Charles meets Matthew Shinda at Midland Metropolitan University Hospital on Sept. 3, 2025.The BBC reported that Shinda, who is receiving treatment for prostate cancer, spoke with King Charles about the delays he navigated in receiving the diagnosis.
"I'm very sorry about that, it's so frustrating," the King said, according to the outlet.
"Half the problem is detecting it, isn't it, in time," King Charles said, according to Hello! magazine. Later, he added, "The great thing, I think, is they're getting better and better at dealing with these things. The trouble is there's always hope down the road."
The King doesn't often speak about his health, and that comment wasn't the only one he offered about his own well-being at Midland Metropolitan University Hospital on Wednesday.
The monarch met Jacqueline Page, 85, in one of the hospital's acute elderly care wards, where she told him that she was "wearing out."
Cracking a joke back, King Charles replied, "I know, this is the terrible thing, as I am discovering already. The bits don't work so well when you get past 70."
King Charles will turn 77 in November, nearly two years after Buckingham Palace announced that he was diagnosed with cancer and began treatment.
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King Charles meets Jacqueline Page at Midland Metropolitan University Hospital on Sept. 3, 2025.In February 2024, the palace shared that the King was diagnosed with cancer and began treatment. He had had a procedure to treat a benign enlarged prostate that January, but a spokesman clarified he does not have prostate cancer.
The King followed doctors' advice and postponed public-facing work for three months, but continued to undertake state business and paperwork behind the scenes. He resumed forward work in April 2024 and palace sources said before Christmas that his treatment for cancer would continue into this year.
On March 27, the palace announced that the King was briefly hospitalized following an adverse reaction to his routine treatment for cancer.
His office said that he was admitted to The London Clinic (where he had had the prostate operation in 2024) after experiencing "temporary side effects that required a short period of observation in hospital."
Sources said that such setbacks are not uncommon and a royal source described the scare as "the most minor bump in the road that’s very much heading in the right direction."
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The King cleared his calendar and returned to work the following week, and he has kept up with a full schedule since.
King Charles' visit to Midland Metropolitan University Hospital was an engagement that had been postponed following his brief hospitalization on March 27, and he offered his apologies during his visit on Wednesday.
"I'm sorry I didn't get here a few months ago," the King told staff during his stop, according to the BBC.
