King Charles III will return to public duties in early May after making encouraging progress in his cancer treatment, Buckingham Palace announced.
It won't be a full return to official events, but the palace is sending positive signals.
The British monarch will begin his return to public affairs on April 30 with a symbolic visit to a cancer treatment center.
During the summer, it should also host the Japanese emperor and empress.
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In the coming weeks, the king will make more public appearances, the palace added in a statement on Friday, April 26.
He is, as they say, "very encouraged" to return to public events.
This is a message of cautious optimism, but his treatment, which began in February, continues, and it is not known when it will end.
"It is too early to say how long his treatment will last.
"Doctors are encouraged by the progress so far and are optimistic about the king's recovery," the palace said.
The type of cancer, which was discovered by Charles the Third, has not yet been publicly named, but the king's medical team is "satisfied with the progress so far, which is why he can teach with public duties".
His photo with Queen Camilla, taken at the beginning of April in the garden of Buckingham Palace, was also published.
Will he attend some of the big events that follow such as Hello colors (Trooping the Colour), anniversary iinvasion of Normandy (the D-Day), a summer garden party, Royal Ascot, travel abroad in the fall, is currently unknown.
Decisions will be made in accordance with medical advice at the given moment, the palace says, adding that they will not have a "filled summer program".
Charles III has missed the usual royal public engagements since he was diagnosed with cancer.
Next week, he will visit a cancer treatment center with Queen Camilla.
He will meet with patients and staff to show his full support for cancer research.
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Although he performed the private affairs of the head of state, regularly meeting with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, this visit will be his first, official, public engagement in 2024.
The British king made his first public appearance since being diagnosed with cancer at an Easter service in Windsor, surprising the crowd.
Accompanied by Queen Camilla, the 75-year-old monarch spoke and shook hands with the crowd.
At the end of June, he will receive the Emperor and Empress of Japan, which will be the first official visit by a Japanese monarch to Britain since 1998.
On this occasion, a state banquet in Buckingham Palace, a carriage parade is scheduled, but the plan can change, because everything depends on the king's state of health.
The beginning of 2024 was difficult for the royal family, because the Princess of Wales is also being treated for cancer.
The Prince and Princess of Wales have been a hot topic on social media and the subject of much speculation.
Charles III spoke of how touched he was by the messages and cards on the occasion of his recovery, and he seems to be particularly enjoying it in humorous postcards which he received.
The King and Queen are "deeply grateful for the kind and kind wishes that have come to them from all over the world during the challenging days of the past year," the palace said on Friday, April 26.
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