British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak mentioned on Tuesday that he was “shocked and sad” upon listening to about King Charles III’s most cancers prognosis. However, he expressed aid that the sickness had been recognized early, the Associated Press reported quoting BBC radio.

“Thankfully, this has been caught early,” Sunak informed BBC radio, including that as prime minister he would “continue to communicate with him as normal.”

“He’ll just be in our thoughts and our prayers. Many families around the country listening to this will have been touched by the same thing and they know what it means to everyone,” Sunak mentioned.

“So we’ll just be willing to help him on and hopefully we get through this as quickly as possible,” he mentioned.

Buckingham Palace revealed on Monday night that the king has initiated outpatient remedy for an undisclosed kind of most cancers. The most cancers was detected whereas he was present process remedy for an enlarged prostate, however the palace clarified that it’s unrelated to that individual situation.

With lower than 18 months into his reign, the 75-year-old monarch has halted public appearances. However, he’ll stick with official duties, together with common conferences with the prime minister. Additionally, he won’t be relinquishing his constitutional tasks as head of state.

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