I’ve mentioned this before in recent months, but it looked like King Charles had turned a corner health-wise. His color was improved, he seemed perkier and more alert, he seemed to have more energy overall. The palace still maintained that he was being treated for cancer on a weekly basis, but there are no longer the weekly Rolls Royce photo-ops to and from the hospital. I honestly thought Charles was doing much better this year. Well, he was hospitalized today. They already released him though?
The King was admitted to hospital on Thursday after experiencing adverse side effects connected to his cancer treatment, Buckingham Palace has announced. The monarch was discharged following “a short period of observation” but was forced to cancel a series of engagements due to take place in Birmingham on Friday.
Buckingham Palace said in a statement: “Following scheduled and ongoing medical treatment for cancer this morning, The King experienced temporary side effects that required a short period of observation in hospital. His Majesty’s afternoon engagements were therefore postponed. His Majesty has now returned to Clarence House and as a precautionary measure, acting on medical advice, tomorrow’s diary programme will also be rescheduled. His Majesty would like to send his apologies to all those who may be inconvenienced or disappointed as a result.”
The palace sought to play down the severity of the episode, with sources indicating that the King’s ongoing recovery path continues in a positive direction. Since returning to public-facing duties last Easter, he has ploughed on with a full programme of events, including state visits to Australia and Samoa last October.
The King was diagnosed with an undisclosed form of cancer last February, following treatment for an enlarged prostate and has undergone weekly treatment ever since.
The “nothing to see here, don’t panic, all is well” statement reminds me a lot of when he initially went into the hospital to deal with his enlarged prostate. We all know how that escalated. It also feels like… when it’s a 76-year-old man with cancer, a king with access to the best private health care in the world, it feels pretty notable that they took the extraordinary step of taking him to the hospital and canceling his schedule for a few days. Well, I’m glad they released him right away and I hope it wasn’t anything too serious.
Photos courtesy of Avalon Red.
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- LONDON, ENGLAND – MARCH 26: King Charles III unveils a plaque to commemorate the visit at Somerset House on March 26, 2025 in London, England. King Charles III is Patron of The Royal Countryside Fund. The visit coincides with the 25th anniversary of Somerset House.,Image: 979865791, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: *** NO UK USE FOR 48 HRS ***, Model Release: no, Credit line: Chris Jackson/Avalon
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- LONDON, ENGLAND – MARCH 26: King Charles III during a visit to the ‘Soil: The world at our feet’ exhibition at Somerset House on March 26, 2025 in London, England. King Charles III is Patron of The Royal Countryside Fund. The visit coincides with the 25th anniversary of Somerset House.,Image: 979866137, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: *** NO UK USE FOR 48 HRS ***, Model Release: no, Credit line: Chris Jackson/Avalon
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- LONDON, ENGLAND – MARCH 26: King Charles III during a visit to the ‘Soil: The world at our feet’ exhibition at Somerset House on March 26, 2025 in London, England. King Charles III is Patron of The Royal Countryside Fund. The visit coincides with the 25th anniversary of Somerset House.,Image: 979866165, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: *** NO UK USE FOR 48 HRS ***, Model Release: no, Credit line: Chris Jackson/Avalon
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- LONDON, ENGLAND – MARCH 26: King Charles III during a visit to the ‘Soil: The world at our feet’ exhibition at Somerset House on March 26, 2025 in London, England. King Charles III is Patron of The Royal Countryside Fund. The visit coincides with the 25th anniversary of Somerset House.,Image: 979866209, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: *** NO UK USE FOR 48 HRS ***, Model Release: no, Credit line: Chris Jackson/Avalon
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- King Charles III greets a guest during a reception at Buckingham Palace, London, for guests from a wide range of media organisations across the country. Picture date: Wednesday March 26, 2025. PA,Image: 979949996, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: *** NO UK USE FOR 48 HRS ***, Model Release: no, Credit line: Aaron Chown/Avalon
It also reminds me of when Queen Elizabeth was hospitalised the fall before her passing.
It sure does..
Hopefully he’s well. You know he’s going to do everything he can to make sure the Italy trip isn’t canceled.
They already cancelled it because the Pope is too sick
It wasn’t canceled, it was postponed. Although I’m sure Kate & Carole are praying for them to cancel bc it’s the trip Kate wanted & got booted from. Kate and Carole pray for Charles to die honestly…she can just taste her Queendom around the corner.
Lauren, it wasn’t postponed – the trip to Italy is still scheduled to go ahead, they just won’t be visiting the Pope.
Chemo can turn on you quickly — I’ve experienced the sudden onset of dizziness, abdominal pain, vomiting and the runs after treatment. I was almost hospitalized in the fall due to severe dehydration. If it had been anything worse they would have kept him in hospital.
I’m sorry you’ve had to deal with this, Jaded. Cancer sucks.
Thank you so much for your kind words, they help!
Me too, Jaded. Always enjoy reading your posts.
I hope you continue to recover. I’ve lost two close friends to this disease, one lately who seemed to be doing well, so please take care of yourself. I’ll keep good thoughts for you.
KCIII is certainly not my favorite, but I don’t wish him any further ill health. I hope he recovers too.
Rooting for you, Jaded. F*ck cancer. I hope you continue to prevail. All the best.
@jaded sending love for a full recovery. Quick question: can that turn happen with medication you’ve been on for a while and usually tolerate well?
@Steph yes, unfortunately patients can develop reactions to drugs they’ve been on for a while. It’s why we have monitoring periods once infusions have finished. The same holds true for non-oncology meds as well. I went into anaphylactic shock after taking an antibiotic I’d had several times over the years.
@Steph – absolutely. I tolerated my first two rounds with a combination of 2 chemo drugs very well, the third round sent me over a cliff. The doctors had to take me off it immediately and it took 6 weeks before I could eat anything other than fluids and mush.
Ugh I’m sorry @Jaded.
Dehydration was my first thought here – he was admitted, maybe given an IV, monitored, and when he stabilized, they sent him home (and I’m sure he can be given IVs at home.) And IVs like that can wipe you out.
IVs (like NS, not LR or D5) save your behind. They don’t “knock you out.” It’s the dehydration and resulting gi sodium losses through vomiting and diarrhea (body gets rid of na+ so it can keep k+ so you don’t have cardiac arrhythmias) that have you on your back. Those derangements are so enervating, and also can begin to affect your level of consciousness, to the point that if Na+ drops under 120mEq you may begin to have seizures and decreased LOC
Thanks for sharing your insights and sorry that they come from first hand experience! Sending you love.
Wishing you the best, Jaded. I’ve seen here for years, I’ll see you here for many more.
Prayers up, Jaded. Only healing and light 🙏❤️
I wish him well. Cancer can leave many unwelcome complications. Seems he was treated quickly and released.
How very odd that he suddenly takes a few days off, just when the whole Sentebale Scandal kicks off and the press start following the bread crumbs between Chandauka, the BRF, Earthshot… and her getting Honours out of the blue harks back to Cluck’s other Honours-for-cash/quid pro quo scandals.
Almost like his sleazy Private Secretary concocted an excuse for him to lay low for a bit. The timing and the lack of real info is giving “Baghdad Bob” vibes.
I have cancer, and have been on chemo for 8 months. Sometimes you develop severe side effects very quickly if you’ve been on chemo that long, I’ve experienced it and was literally hours away from having to be hospitalized. It happens, I don’t think this has anything to do with the Sentebale issue.
Jaded, best wishes to you for improved health.
@Jaded chemo is a monster. Praying your good days outnumber the bad ones and you kick cancer’s wazzoo.
@wheresmytiara The timing of this “relapse” will prevent anyone from daring to criticise the £45mil increase in the sovereign grant whilst KFC’s most vulnerable subjects are set to experience severe funding cuts.
Great points where’s my tiara. They’re all smoke and mirrors so best to view with a bit of cynicism any statements they release
Hopefully he makes his peace and apologises to the Sussexes if the cancer is actually a terminal one .
Surely it must bother him a bit .
Before he got sick he evicted his son daughter in law and his grandchildren. Charles is as cold as ice. And no way would the sussexes move back
No he needs to leave the Sussexes alone and in peace. He’s a terrible man and an even worse father.
The cancer hasn’t stopped him from briefing the media against his own son and DIL. I am unable to wish him well at this time.
I believe he will go to his grave estranged from Harry with no apologies to either Harry or Meghan. I believe he and the whole family feel some type of way about this biracial women and are big mad that H&M’s love is genuine and deep and there’s nothing they can do to make her go away.
Charles is an a-hole who mistreated Diana and Harry and he’s done Will no favors. But he probably believes that tripe that he’s “anointed by god” so everything he does – no matter how heinous – has divine approval. How convenient! My prediction is he will never apologize or even allude to mishandling the situation. I think he’d rather die estranged from Harry than have it said that he buckled under pressure.
First he would have to admit to himself that he was wrong
Raised a narcissist, living as a narcissist. He’ll expire unchanged.
The lazy heir won’t help out.
Hearing crickets from Kensington over this.
Bc Kate is like “yes! So close!” It’s sad….but in all honesty, I hope he’s ok & gets his rest.
I can’t imagine that chemo goes down smoothly every time, whether it’s dosage or just the body going, “Nope! Not today!” What is notable to me is that he still requires weekly treatments. Now, I am no oncologist or cancer expert. But the ongoing treatment suggests that it isn’t a cancer that is going away; this is a cancer where treatment is buying Charles time. If I’m wrong about that, please correct me. However, I don’t trust a word of propaganda out the palace. This could be anything or nothing and only time will tell.
You’re right. There are cancers that do not go into remission, like mine. I’ve been on chemo for 8 months now and will likely be on it for the rest of my life. It can be controlled but not eradicated.
I’m so sorry you’re going through this @jaded. I hope the rest of your life is a long time, even with chemo, and that the treatments are not too taxing.
@ Jaded, I’ve seen your name and your cute little kitty pfp on here for months. I never knew you were battling cancer. I am so sorry. Thinking of you. Sending you all the gentle thoughts 🤍
It’s been over a year now of weekly treatments, I assumed that meant he has a cancer that will not go into remission but I’m not a doctor it’s just my experience with relatives.
Well, he looks ill. So at least he got his ANZ farewell tour out of the way. Operation London Bridge for Chuck in the works now?
Camilla better savour her last moments in the sunshine. After he’s gone, all sorts of stories will come out. Camilla has Ray Mill and the property next door as her pay-off. Can’t wait to see this Rottweiler yap. 🍿
Sure seems that way..
If Charles is planning to give tom Parker Bowles a title he needs to secure it plus bequests to Camilla and her family. So William can’t take these from Camilla and family. I hope Charles stays king for a time since his heir seems worse
For Charles, it’s Operation Menai Bridge. Like Secret Service names for Presidents, plans change names for different monarchs.
That’s the one. Anything special about bridges in these Operations?
Sounds like the transition or the ferry boatman to Hades. Also Menai Bridge means he’d always be deferred to as PoW.
And Willie, is he Operation Forth Bridge or some little Bridge over Cambridge?
What puzzled me was KC3’s scheduling. Why scheduled an afternoon engagement when you knew you would receive cancer treatment on the morning, and several engagements next day in another city? He is the King, unlike his subjects who have to work for a living, he can take an afternoon off in the first place. It’s not like his schedule is that busy, 5days, 9 to 5 are all occupied? And he has a Royal helicopter on stand by to take him to wherever he wants to.
Supernova. Burst of activity as king not PoW before he dies. Imagine having to sing and to listen to God Save the Queen all your life and it’s changed just for you.
BECAUSE… he works, like his mother and his sister, stay calm and carry on and all that.
Sadly for him, the sudden cancer runs in the family, QE father King George passed of the Cancer, as did she allegedly and now he has it.
They need more genetic diversity in the family. Good thing his kids didn’t marry cousins…like his parents did.
George VI was a heavy smoker.
Maybe on previous occasions chemo didn’t bring him down? He has been treated for a long time now, I think his team is aware how his treatment affects his schedule. This was apparently an anomaly.
A relative of mine has been on chemo for a while—but they are just starting to really feel it. I think some of the side effects are cumulative.
My guess is because he’s been doing this now for almost a year and he’s probably figured out his schedule around how he normally reacts to the chemo. For whatever reason, something yesterday didn’t go down well with his body.
I’m sure it was just an abundance of caution
I don’t know about you, but I feel like every member of this family who did anything to Harry and Meghan paid for it in one way or another. It’s creepy.