Queen Camilla shared a casual replace on King Charles III’s well being someday after Buckingham Palace introduced Wednesday that the monarch shall be admitted to the hospital subsequent week to endure therapy for an enlarged prostate. The situation is benign, the palace shared.

On Thursday morning, Camilla, 76, arrived on the Aberdeen Artwork Gallery in Aberdeen, Scotland for a beforehand scheduled public engagement opening a “secure area” for home abuse survivors on the gallery. In a video of the queen’s arrival shared on Twitter, Camilla apologized for working behind earlier than sharing a short replace on the king.

“Good morning, it was fairly a frosty journey,” she mentioned. “Sorry, we’re a bit late, I am afraid.” Requested how Charles is, she replied, “He is tremendous, thanks very a lot. Trying ahead to getting again to work.”

This was Camilla’s first public engagement since Charles’ well being information was revealed.

On Wednesday, Kensington Palace additionally delivered a stunning replace about one other senior royal, shortly earlier than Buckingham Palace’s assertion about Charles: Kate Middleton, Princess of Wales, underwent a “deliberate belly surgical procedure” Tuesday for unspecified causes. Middleton will stay within the hospital for 10 to 14 days, Kensington mentioned, and be absent from public engagements seemingly till Easter whereas she recovers. Prince William can be anticipated to tug again from his personal royal duties to help Middleton and spend time with their three youngsters, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis.

Middleton’s surgical procedure was profitable and her situation is “non-cancerous,” a palace supply confirmed to Vainness Truthful.

Buckingham launched a press release about Charles’ well being partly as a result of a few of his personal journey and conferences must be rearranged to slot in the process and restoration, sources mentioned. Moreover, in accordance with a supply, “His Majesty was eager to share the main points of his prognosis to encourage different males who could also be experiencing signs to get checked consistent with public well being recommendation.”