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- By Sean Coughlan, royal correspondent, and Sean Seddon
- bbc news
The King waved and smiled at the crowd as he left Clarence House with Queen Camilla.
King Charles has been photographed for the first time since his cancer diagnosis was made public, after the Duke of Sussex arrived in the UK to visit him.
The King and Queen were pictured in a car leaving Clarence House in London and are now at Sandringham in Norfolk.
Prince Harry arrived in London after an overnight flight from the United States.
Buckingham Palace announced Monday that the 75-year-old king had been diagnosed with a form of cancer and would be stepping back from public duties to receive treatment.
The Palace has revealed few details about the King’s diagnosis, other than confirming that it was discovered during a recent procedure to treat an enlarged prostate.
Both of his children were informed of his diagnosis before the announcement.
The King and Queen smiled and waved as they left Clarence House, their London home, on Tuesday.
Charles and Prince Harry met for about 45 minutes before the king left to catch his flight to Sandringham.
The Duchess of Sussex is expected to remain in the United States, where the couple lives with their two young children.
There are no plans for Prince Harry to meet his brother, the Prince of Wales, during his visit to London, the BBC understands.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak previously told BBC Radio 5 Live that the king’s cancer had been “caught early” and said he was still in “regular contact” with the monarch.
He said his weekly audiences would continue during the King’s treatment.
The Duke of Sussex arrives at Clarence House in London
The speed with which Prince Harry rushed out of California to visit his father in the UK seems significant.
There were already signs that the family was growing closer, such as when the duke, 39, spoke by phone with the king on the occasion of the monarch’s birthday last fall.
But there were no signs that Prince Harry or Meghan were going to spend Christmas or any other family gatherings. Until now they had remained an ocean away from the rest of the Royal Family.
Tensions in the Royal Family, as reported in Prince Harry’s memoir, Spare, seemed not so much between him and the King, but rather with his brother, the Prince of Wales, and fueled by the excesses of the tabloid press.
To that end, Prince Harry’s recent trips to the United Kingdom have had more to do with the courts than the royal courts.
But even before this latest health news, Prince Harry and Meghan, who live in the exclusive Californian community of Montecito, appeared to be planning more projects and trips.
They traveled to Jamaica for a movie premiere and had said they would be in Canada later this month, at an event related to their Invictus Games. That trip is still expected to take place.
King Charles’ cancer diagnosis
Prince Harry’s brother, Prince William, has yet to publicly comment on the king’s diagnosis.
Prince William is expected to take on some of his father’s public commitments during the King’s absence, although the Palace has stressed that the monarch will continue to carry out formal constitutional duties.
The prince was due to return to public duties this week after taking a step back following the Princess of Wales’ abdominal surgery last month.
On Tuesday morning, Princess Beatrice, the king’s niece, was seen arriving at Clarence House.
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