King Charles speaks to cancer patients on first public engagement since diagnosis

The king spoke about the need for early diagnosis during a visit to University College Hospital in London

King Charles told patients that he was well during a visit to a London cancer treatment centre where he also spoke of the “shock” of receiving a cancer diagnosis.

On his first public-facing engagement since his diagnosis, he and the queen met cancer specialists and patients receiving chemotherapy at the University College hospital’s Macmillan cancer centre in a visit aimed at highlighting the importance of early diagnosis.