A week ago, Buckingham Palace confirmed in a statement that King Charles III would attend in a few days to undergo surgery due to an enlarged prostate. The condition of the British sovereign was benign, being only a corrective procedure.
For the operation, the sovereign chose the same center where the Princess of Wales, Kate Middleton, is currently hospitalized, who had to undergo abdominal surgery weeks ago. This is the London Clinic, in Marylebone, one of the most exclusive neighborhoods in the British capital.
As reported by a spokesperson for Buckingham Palace, this same Friday the 26th, after 9:30 a.m., the sovereign was admitted to undergo surgery at the well-known private medical center, the largest of its kind in the entire world. United Kingdom.
"His Majesty would like to thank all those who sent their good wishes over the past week and is delighted to know that his diagnosis is having a positive impact on public health awareness," they say from the British royal household.
The choice of the clinic for the monarch to put an end to his medical problem is not coincidental, as the center has been the reference hospital for the British royal family for decades.
Before undergoing his own intervention, the monarch, who arrived at the medical center accompanied by his wife, Queen Consort Camilla; He went to visit her daughter-in-law, who remains in the hospital while she recovers from her abdominal surgery.
The disorder suffered by the monarch is called benign prostatic hyperplasia or hypertrophy (BPH) and is a benign growth of the prostate gland, causing most of the symptoms of urinary disorders in adult men.
It causes an obstruction at the level of the urethra and, among its most common symptoms, is an increase in the number of urinations or difficulty in starting the process. Surgical treatment is the most effective, with endoscopic surgery being the most common and effective treatment to solve the obstructive process.
The king will remain hospitalized and must rest for a while. Therefore, he has postponed his professional commitments until further notice. The Princess of Wales has also temporarily stopped her official agenda, with her presence not expected to be required at any event until after Easter.
The health problems of King Charles III and the Princess of Wales are not the only ones that have shaken the British royal house. The former Duchess of York, Sarah Ferguson, announced a few weeks ago that she had been diagnosed with an aggressive form of skin cancer.
The 75-year-old monarch acceded to the throne just 16 months ago after spending 70 years as heir to the throne. He was crowned last May at Westminster Abbey.
