King Charles attends church in first outing since cancer diagnosis

Published February 12, 2024
King Charles III and Queen Camilla wave as they leave after attending a service at St Mary Magdalene Church on the Sandringham Estate in eastern England, on Sunday.—AFP
King Charles III and Queen Camilla wave as they leave after attending a service at St Mary Magdalene Church on the Sandringham Estate in eastern England, on Sunday.—AFP

SANDRINGHAM: Bri­tain’s King Charles atten­ded church on Sunday in his first public outing since announcing last week he had been diagnosed with cancer and would postpone some engagements to undergo treatment.

The king, wearing a brown overcoat and carrying an umbrella, waved as he arrived with his wife, Camilla, at St Mary Magda­lene church in Sandrin­gham in eastern England.

Buckingham Palace announced on Monday that Charles, 75, had been diagnosed with an unspecified form of cancer. The king has been on the throne for less than 18 months following the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth.

Published in Dawn, February 12th, 2024

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