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- By Sean Coughlan
- royal correspondent
King Charles has received treatment for an enlarged prostate after being admitted to hospital on Friday morning.
The King is understood to be “well” and is expected to spend at least one night in hospital.
The procedure took place at the private London Clinic hospital, where Catherine, Princess of Wales, had surgery last week.
The king visited his daughter-in-law in hospital on Friday morning, before receiving his own treatment.
The Queen left the central London hospital after arriving with the King this morning.
Queen Camilla left Marylebone hospital, central London, after arriving with the king this morning.
King Charles had made his health problem public as a way to send a message to other men to have their prostate checked.
A statement from Buckingham Palace said the King was “delighted to know that his diagnosis is having a positive impact on public health awareness”.
He also thanked those who had “sent him their good wishes.”
The plan for King Charles, 75, to undergo a “corrective procedure” for his enlarged prostate was revealed by the palace last week. He traveled from Sandringham to London on Thursday to undergo the operation.
The King visited his daughter-in-law Catherine before his prostate treatment
According to the NHS, a benign prostate problem, which is not cancerous, is common in older men.
About one in three men over the age of 50 will have some symptoms of an enlarged prostate, which is a gland located just below the bladder.
Medical treatment is not important enough to require constitutional changes to the King’s role as head of state. There will be no need for “state councillors” who can replace a monarch when he is seriously ill.
A spokeswoman for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said he had sent his best wishes to the king for a “speedy recovery”.
The King is being treated at the same hospital where his daughter-in-law Catherine underwent “abdominal surgery” last week.
The King and Princess of Wales are being treated at the London Clinic
When he leaves hospital he is expected to spend several months recovering at his home in Windsor. This means that the princess will not participate in any official duties until after Easter.
There was a third royal health story this week, when it was revealed that Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, had been diagnosed with malignant melanoma, a form of skin cancer.
They had discovered it during treatment for her breast cancer, which she had been diagnosed with last summer.
“Naturally, another cancer diagnosis has been a shock, but I am in good spirits and grateful for the many messages of love and support,” said the duchess, who was married to Prince Andrew.
A spokesman for the duchess said further investigations would be carried out to ensure the melanoma had been detected in the early stages.