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King Charles latest: Monarch and William make first comments since cancer diagnosis
William thanked the public for their 'kind messages' as he returned to royal duties.
Harriet Sinclair
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King Charles and Prince William have made their first public comments since the monarch's cancer diagnosis was announced.
Attending a charity fundraiser for London's Air Ambulance on Wednesday, William opened his address with thanks for the public support following the shock announcement.
"I'd like to take this opportunity to say thank you, also, for the kind messages of support for Catherine and for my father, especially in recent days. It means a great deal to us all," he said, adding: "It's fair to say the past few weeks have had a rather 'medical' focus. So I thought I'd come to an air ambulance function to get away from it all!"
Charles issued his own comments in a statement in which he apologised to the people of Grenada for not being able to visit to mark the island's 50th anniversary of independence and enjoy their national dish.
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“I can only say how sorry I am that I cannot be with you in person to mark this momentous milestone, and to enjoy a little Oil Down with you all!" he said.
"My thoughts are with everyone across Grenada, Carriacou and Petit Martinique, and all those in the Grenadian diaspora – ’one people, one family’ – as you celebrate everything you have achieved and all that your future holds. My family join me in sending our heartfelt congratulations to you all."
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