The Prince of Wales has returned to royal duties for the first time since his father, King Charles, was diagnosed with cancer and his wife, the Princess of Wales, underwent abdominal surgery.
Meanwhile, the Duke of Sussex was photographed at London’s Heathrow Airport on Wednesday afternoon after a brief reunion with his father on Tuesday.
Prince Harry, 39, flew to the UK less than 24 hours after the palace announced the king’s health to the public. The Duchess of Sussex remained at the couple’s Montecito, California, home with her children, Prince Archie, 4, and Princess Lilibet, 2.
Prince William, 41, hosted an investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle on Wednesday morning, before attending a fundraising gala dinner as patron of London’s Air Ambulance Charity.
Duchess Kate, a father of three, temporarily stepped back from royal duties when he was hospitalized on January 16 to balance caring for his wife and children.
The princess spent 13 days at the London Clinic, the same private hospital where Prince Charles was treated for an enlarged prostate.
On Tuesday, Buckingham Palace confirmed that the king, who only ascended the throne 17 months ago, does not have prostate cancer, saying only that he has “a type of cancer.”
He was diagnosed after “other concerns were noted” and underwent tests while being treated for an enlarged prostate.
King, 75, made his first public appearance since his cancer diagnosis on Tuesday as he left Clarence House, a day after starting treatment. Charles and Camilla then flew to Sandringham by helicopter.
Prince William attends gala
The Prince of Wales arrives at the Ambulance Charity Gala in London. William arrived wearing a tuxedo and looked incredibly classy. On arrival, the Prince of Wales thanked those who had turned out following his father’s cancer diagnosis for their “good wishes”. He said, “I really appreciate everyone’s warm messages, thank you.”
Tom Cruise was also in attendance, and Prince William was seen smiling, laughing and sharing time with Tom Cruise.
In his speech, Prince William said: “I would like to take this opportunity to thank Duchess Kate and my father for their kind messages of support, especially in recent days. This means a lot to all of us.” Told. ”
Prince William photographed for the first time
The Prince held an investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle on Wednesday morning, one of his regular duties, and former England footballer Ellen White was among those honored. Ta.
Football Association President William appointed the record-scoring Lioness an MBE in recognition of her contribution to football.
A tribute to King Charles by Ellen White
Asked about her conversation with the prince, Ellen told the PA news agency: “I sent my congratulations to the king. I know this is a difficult time for the family. He was a really nice man.”
She added: “It was a really nice conversation. I’ve met him a few times and he definitely puts you at ease.”
Other winners scheduled to attend the ceremony include David Shreve, who co-founded the environmental charity with TV botanist David Bellamy, and David Shreve, who discovered the remains of a wrecked submarine at sea, Frances Dickinson, who solved the mystery of During World War II.
Tonight’s gala dinner for the London Ambulance Charity will raise funds for Up Against Time’s appeal, which is seeking £15 million to replace the ambulance fleet’s helicopter fleet by the autumn.
Prince Harry did not reunite with Prince William during his brief UK visit
Prince Harry flew thousands of miles from his home in California to be at the king’s side and met with him for about 45 minutes at Clarence House on Tuesday afternoon.
However, as Prince William resumed his royal duties on Wednesday, Prince Harry was photographed at Heathrow Airport preparing to return to the US.
At this time, there was no reunion between the royal brothers.Prince William and Prince Harry were last photographed together at the royal coronation in May last year.
King Charles continues weekly audience with Prime Minister
No.10 reports that Chancellor Rishi Sunak will hold a weekly telephone audience with the King following Prince Charles’ cancer diagnosis.
An official spokesperson said: “We do not normally comment on conversations between the Prime Minister and the King, and we do not intend to make a habit of doing so.”
“However, in this particular instance, we have agreed with the Palace to confirm that we will speak by phone later.”
Chancellor Rishi Sunak told the House of Commons today: “I know that the thoughts of the House of Commons and the nation are with the King and his family. We wish His Majesty a speedy recovery and look forward to his return to public life in due course.”
Prince William’s last official engagement
The Prince of Wales made his last public appearance on January 11, when he joined former Leeds Rhinos team-mates Rob Barrow and Kevin Sinfield to raise money and raise awareness for Motor Neurone Disease. He traveled to Leeds to be appointed CBE.
After receiving his CBE, Mr Barrow said: “I am honored to accept the award on behalf of the entire MND community. Days like today allow us to continue to shine a spotlight on this disease, raise awareness and hopefully raise funds to fight the disease. We support people living with MND and their families.
“It was great that His Royal Highness came to Headingley to see us and we were very grateful. It was great to speak to him and meet his family.”