King Charles’ cancer treatment will reportedly continue until 2025

King Charles III He is said to be planning to resume full royal duties in 2025, including major UK and international visits, despite undergoing cancer treatment.

Recently, the Queen hosted a pre-Christmas lunch at Buckingham Palace, attended by senior members of the royal family. Prince William and Kate Middleton Skip the event and choose to celebrate in Norfolk.

King Charles and Queen Camilla recently released their official Christmas card which included a photo of Buckingham Palace’s sunny garden taken in April.

A Buckingham Palace insider shared that King Charles’ health is being carefully managed and showing positive progress, although the monarch will still require ongoing cancer treatment until next year.

The palace insider said: “His treatment has been moving in a positive direction. As a managed case, the course of treatment will continue into the new year.” Daily Mail.

The source revealed that plans are already underway for Charles to resume a full schedule of royal engagements next year, including a series of important UK and international visits during the first half of 2025.

The update comes as Charles welcomed members of the royal family to Buckingham Palace for a festive pre-Christmas gathering.

Meanwhile, he and Queen Camilla attended their final public engagement of 2024 today: a reception at Waltham Forest Town Hall in east London.

Despite facing a year of personal challenges, including a cancer diagnosis as well as the Princess of Wales’s health battle, Charles continued his royal responsibilities.

In recent months, he has significantly increased his royal engagements, including a visit to Apple’s London headquarters and a meeting with CEO Tim Cook.

“You can almost forget that at the beginning of the year this was a man facing the shock of being diagnosed with cancer,” a source shared with Sky News.

The announcement that Charles had cancer, details of which were not revealed, first appeared in February. It was discovered during treatment for an enlarged prostate in January.

Following the diagnosis, Charles temporarily stepped back from personal duties but returned in April.

Since then, he has attended D-Day celebrations in France, hosted two state visits by the Emperor of Japan and the Emir of Qatar, and embarked on an arduous tour of Australia and Samoa with Queen Camilla — all while continuing his cancer treatment on an outpatient basis.

Charles was seen arriving at the palace with his private secretary for a pre-Christmas lunch.

Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh, and Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, were also seen attending the gathering.

However, Prince William and Kate Middleton did not attend the royal family’s traditional pre-Christmas luncheon. according to Times UKThe Prince and Princess of Wales traveled to Norfolk to begin their holiday celebrations.

Their three children, Prince George, 11, Princess Charlotte, 9, and Prince Louis, 6, joined their parents and skipped their grandfather’s event.

Charles’ pre-Christmas lunch, which is usually held the week before Christmas, is a long-standing royal tradition with around 70 guests usually in attendance.

Last year, Charles hosted the celebration at Windsor Castle, but this year it returned to Buckingham Palace, reflecting its usual location during the reign of Queen Elizabeth II.

Earlier this month, Charles and Camilla unveiled their official Christmas card, which features a photo of the couple in the gardens of Buckingham Palace.

The photo, taken in April, shows the King and Queen standing side by side on a bright, sunny day. The greeting inside the card reads: “Have a Merry Christmas and New Year.”

In the photo, Charles is standing on the left, wearing a gray suit with a blue tie, with his right hand tucked into his pocket. On the other hand, Queen Camilla wore a blue wool crepe dress.

The photo, taken by Millie Pilkington, was taken as the King resumed public engagements following his cancer treatment, and according to the Palace, the card symbolizes a time when life began to look normal again.

The festive card marks Charles and Camilla’s third Christmas card since the 76-year-old became king.

Last year’s card included a royal moment captured by Hugo Burnand in the throne room at Buckingham Palace shortly after Charles’ coronation.

Charles wore the Imperial State Crown in that photo, while Camilla wore Queen Mary’s Crown.

In addition to Charles, his sons William and Harry also issued holiday cards containing photos of their families.