BBCNEWS Newsday July 5, 2024
hello and welcome to the programme. buckingham palace has announced that the king is being treated for cancer. he will continue with state duties but will step back from public engagements during his treatment. during the king's recent hospital procedure for benign prostate enlargement, a separate issue of concern was noted. subsequent diagnostic tests have identified a form of cancer. our royal correspondent daniella ralph has the latest there was little sign yesterday of the announcement about to be made. the king was pictured on his sandringham estate in norfolk walking to church ...