In London, Charles III appears in public for the first time after the announcement of his cancer

Highlights: In London, Charles III appears in public for the first time after the announcement of his cancer. Prince Harry, at odds with the rest of the royal family for months according to the British media, arrived in London on Tuesday to visit his father. The monarch assured that he was "very optimistic" about his treatment and added that he would continue to carry out "state affairs and administrative tasks" The illness plunges the monarchy back into uncertainty a year and a half after the considerable shock of the death of Elizabeth II.

King Charles III appeared in public on Tuesday for the first time since announcing his cancer. The British sovereign greeted the crowd from his vehicle leaving his London residence in…

The moment was brief but oh so symbolic for the British. King Charles III left his London residence at Clarence House by car with Queen Camilla on Tuesday February 6, appearing for the first time in public since the announcement of his cancer which caused a shock in the United Kingdom, noted a photographer of the AFP.

The 75-year-old ruler and his wife waved to the crowd with smiles from the back seat of the vehicle. According to the PA news agency, they were due to travel to nearby Buckingham Palace and then return by helicopter to their residence in Sandringham, eastern England.

The palace announced late Monday that the king was suffering from a "form of cancer", detected during his hospitalization last week for an enlarged prostate.

Less than 24 hours after this announcement, Prince Harry, at odds with the rest of the royal family for months according to the British media, arrived in London on Tuesday to visit his father. The prince, arriving from California, landed at Heathrow.

After 17 months on the throne, Charles III, who received his first treatment on Monday, will retire from public life for an indefinite period.

Get well wishes poured in from around the world following the news of his cancer. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak sought to be reassuring about the monarch's health, declaring on the BBC that the 75-year-old monarch's cancer was "detected early". “I am of course in regular contact with [the king] and I will continue to communicate with him as usual,” added the conservative leader who speaks weekly with the king.

The monarchy plunged back into uncertainty

The sovereign assured that he was "very optimistic" about his treatment and added that he would continue to carry out "state affairs and administrative tasks", linked to his role as head of state of 15 countries, including the Kingdom -United.

But while he was already resting due to his prostate operation, his temporary withdrawal from public life promises to be longer than expected, pushing away from the spotlight a king who waited 70 years to ascend the throne, and who had been particularly active since his coronation, multiplying field visits and trips abroad.

“We are shocked because the king really started strong, he went to France, to Germany, and we hoped that it would be like this for a long time,” explains Sue Hazell, who came to the north of England with her husband, to AFP. to admire Buckingham Palace, in London.

Gill Armstrong, 71, hopes for a quick recovery: "He has done a good job since becoming king, he will be hard to replace."

The illness plunges the monarchy back into uncertainty a year and a half after the considerable shock of the death of Elizabeth II at the age of 96 and more than 70 years of reign.

In London, Charles III appears in public for the first time after the announcement of his cancer

The monarchy plunged back into uncertainty

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