King Charles Returns To Public Duties Amid Cancer Diagnosis

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00:00King Charles has returned to public-facing duties as he continues to fight cancer.

00:09On April 30th, the monarch made his first public outing since announcing his cancer

00:14diagnosis back in February.

00:16This first appearance was one with special significance after the diagnosis.

00:20Joined by Queen Camilla, he visited the University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Center,

00:25a cancer research center and hospital in London.

00:31Video shared to the Royal Family's Instagram as well as the Cancer Center's profile shows

00:35the King greeting people waiting to see him.

00:38He reportedly spent an hour at the facility speaking with medical specialists and meeting

00:42patients.

00:43Amid his own personal battle, the Royals visited the hospital in an effort to raise awareness

00:48and emphasize the importance of early cancer detection.

00:51The Royal Family, in partnership with Cancer Research UK, shared this image that says

00:56early diagnosis saves lives.

00:58The King is not the only royal in the middle of cancer treatment.

01:01His daughter-in-law, the Princess of Wales, Kate Middleton, revealed in March she had

01:06been diagnosed with cancer and had begun preventative chemotherapy.

01:09This of course came as a huge shock and William and I have been doing everything we can to

01:15process and manage this privately for the sake of our young family.

01:20As you can imagine, this has taken time.

01:23It has taken me time to recover from major surgery in order to start my treatment.

01:28But most importantly, it has taken us time to explain everything to George, Charlotte

01:32and Louis in a way that's appropriate for them and to reassure them that I'm going to

01:37be okay.

01:38While the King's outing Tuesday marked the first since his diagnosis, it is just the

01:42beginning of his return to public-facing duties with several other events already in the works.

01:47In June, the King and Queen are expected to host the Emperor and Empress of Japan for

01:52a state visit.

01:53Amid his return, the Royal Family and Macmillan Cancer Centre shared this image that reads

01:57supporting friends and colleagues returning to work after a cancer diagnosis.

02:02And in the caption, they made note of the King's return to his duties, saying,

02:06We know many people with cancer will understand that choosing to return to work can be a complex

02:12decision and can mean very different things.

02:14It's important to understand some people may still be going through treatment and are

02:17still dealing with its side effects.

02:19They may require adjustments at work.

02:21But the statement also noted restarting work can help get back into a routine and reconnect

02:26with colleagues and friends.