King Charles attends church in first public appearance since revealing he has cancer
- King was at St Mary Magdalene Church near Sandringham House where Charles is recuperating after his first treatment for an unspecified form of cancer
- Appearance came a day after Charles expressed thanks for the messages of support he has received from the public
King Charles cheerfully waved to well-wishers on Sunday as he left church services near his country estate in eastern England, making his first public appearance since his cancer diagnosis was announced last week.
The 20,000-acre Sandringham estate, some 110 miles (180km) north of London, is a favourite refuge of the king’s and offers a place of shelter where he can isolate from the risk of infection.
The appearance came a day after Charles expressed thanks for the messages of support he has received from the public. In a statement issued late on Saturday, the monarch said that such thoughts are “the greatest comfort and encouragement.”
“It is equally heartening to hear how sharing my own diagnosis has helped promote public understanding and shine a light on the work of all those organisations which support cancer patients and their families across the UK and wider world,” he said in a statement, signed Charles R.
“My lifelong admiration for their tireless care and dedication is all the greater as a result of my own personal experience.”
Buckingham Palace announced the king’s diagnosis on Monday, fewer than three weeks after he was treated for an enlarged prostate. While palace officials did not disclose the type of cancer, they said it was not prostate cancer.
