King Charles faced a ‘cancer scare’ years ago, former aide says: report

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diagnosed with the disease in February, according to a new book.In a newly updated edition of “Charles III: New King. New Court.

The Inside Story,” out Nov. 7, author Robert Hardman off-handedly mentions that Charles, 75, previously thought he might have cancer while discussing the monarch’s current bout with the serious condition.“Besides, one former member of the team from [Charles’] Prince of Wales days reveals that the king had actually undergone a cancer scare some years before,” Hardman wrote in a passage of the book, excerpted by the Mail on Sunday.Before becoming king in 2022 following the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, Charles was the Prince of Wales, a title bestowed upon him in 1958, which has since passed to his oldest son, Prince William.“Given [the king’s] close involvement over the decades, as prince, with several cancer organizations and charities, here was a patient with a deeper understanding of the disease than most.”Buckingham Palace declined to comment when contacted by The Post.

The palace traditionally does not comment on books about members of the royal family. King Charles was diagnosed with cancer in February after he underwent a “corrective procedure” for a benign enlarged prostate in January.

In a break from tradition, the palace revealed both health updates to the public. “No previous bulletin on the health of a sovereign had ever been quite so frank,” Hardman wrote.