Prince Harry breaks silence on the King’s cancer diagnosis
Prince Harry has revealed the moment he found out his father, King Charles III, had cancer.
He told US media that “he jumped on a plane” as soon as possible when the King told him about his diagnosis and that he was “grateful” for the time he spent with his father during their brief meeting in London.
The Duke of Sussex also agreed that families could be brought closer by health concerns saying, “any illness, any sickness, brings families together”.
Harry said he would be making more visits to the UK and hopes to see his family as much as he can. Report by Bangurak. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
He told US media that “he jumped on a plane” as soon as possible when the King told him about his diagnosis and that he was “grateful” for the time he spent with his father during their brief meeting in London.
The Duke of Sussex also agreed that families could be brought closer by health concerns saying, “any illness, any sickness, brings families together”.
Harry said he would be making more visits to the UK and hopes to see his family as much as he can. Report by Bangurak. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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00:00 How did you get the news that the King was ill?
00:02 I spoke to him.
00:04 And what did you do next?
00:06 I jumped on a plane and went to see him as soon as I could.
00:08 [Music]
00:34 How was that visit for you emotionally?
00:36 Look, I love my family.
00:38 The fact that I was able to get on a plane and go and see him and spend any time with him, I'm grateful for that.
00:44 What's sort of your outlook on his health?
00:47 That stays between me and him.
00:49 [Music]
00:58 An illness in the family can have a galvanizing or sort of reunifying effect for a family.
01:03 Is that possible in this case?
01:04 Yeah, I'm sure.
01:06 Throughout all these families I see it on a day-to-day basis.
01:10 Again, the strength of the family unit coming together.
01:14 [Music]
01:31 How are you feeling?
01:33 [Music]
01:35 The last few weeks have had a rather medical focus.
01:38 So I thought I'd come to an air ambulance function to get away from it.
01:42 [Music]
02:10 [Music]
02:26 It's been very, very special because it's been our first opportunity to have some...