Queen Camilla shares fresh health update on King Charles during poignant outing

Queen Camillahas shared a fresh health update on her husband King Charles who was diagnosed with an unspecified form of cancer earlier this year.

Her Majesty spoke about Charles during a visit to Bath where she opened the state-of-the-art Dyson Cancer Centre.

When asked about the King's health, Camilla, 77, told Macmillan Cancer Support worker Suzy Moon: "He is doing very well."

During her visit, Camilla toured the new centre and mingled with some of the Cancer Centre's supporters.

The Royal United Hospital (home to the new Dyson Cancer Centre) provides cancer services to over 500,000 people in the South West and is one of the largest of its kind in the region.

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The new Dyson Cancer Centre brings together the majority of the RUH's cancer services, including a research hub, chemotherapy and radiotherapy services, a 22-bed in-patient ward, a dedicated pharmacy and nuclear medicine and physics teams.

Construction began in 2011 after supporters raised £10 million in public donations. An additional £40 million was supplied by government funding, with the centre opening to patients in April this year.

During her tour, the Queen also visited the Macmillan Wellbeing Hub - a non-clinical space designed to provide practical and emotional support to patients, families, and carers.

To conclude her visit, Camilla unveiled a plaque to officially open the Dyson Cancer Centre. In an impromptu speech, she said: “Can I congratulate all of you on this wonderful centre. I've had a very brief tour around but everybody I’ve met, whether its patients or families or the nursing staff and the helpers, all seem to be over the moon about it.

"It's got a very welcoming atmosphere, and you can see that it actually raises people's spirits in very difficult times." 

At the weekend, Charles and Camilla hosted Sir Keir Starmer at Balmoral for his first official weekend at the royal retreat as Prime Minister.

The Labour leader was joined by his wife Victoria, with the pair arriving at the Scottish bolthole on Saturday.

According to the Court Circular, the Prime Minister had an audience with the King on Saturday evening, and on Sunday, he joined Charles and Camilla at Crathie Kirk for the weekly church service.

It was just an overnight stay for the Starmers, with the couple departing from the Castle on Sunday, as Parliament returned from recess on Monday.

This isn't the first time the monarch has hosted guests at his Balmoral property. Back in August, Charles and Camilla were joined by the Prince and Princess of Wales and their children, and the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh.

They were pictured at Crathie Kirk on the Balmoral estate, with Princess Kate making her first appearance at the Scottish church since confirming her cancer diagnosis in March.

Prior to visiting Scotland, Kate and her family had been spending time at their Norfolk home, Anmer Hall, which is located on the Sandringham Estate.