King Charles breaks silence on cancer diagnosis and gives rare insight into treatment

King Charles met cancer patients during his first day back to royal duties and bravely told them how he felt receiving his own diagnosis.Charles candidly described the experience of being told he had the disease when he visited University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre in London on Tuesday with Queen Camilla to learn about the latest treatments and chat with staff providing the pioneering care.

He also reassured those who asked about the state of his health, saying: "I'm well" during his first public-facing event since being diagnosed in early February and also talked of his shock at receiving the news he had cancer earlier this year.The King went on impromptu walkabouts meeting staff at the centre who had stopped to catch a glimpse of the couple.

He sympathised with one cancer patient as she received her chemotherapy with many others in a day unit, telling Lesley Woodbridge, 63 as he held her hand: "It's always a bit of a shock isn't it, when they tell you." Charles went on to say: "I've got to have my treatment this afternoon as well."King Charles has been receiving treatment for an undisclosed form of cancer since early February, and on Friday it was announced he would be returning to public-facing duties.The development indicated the positive progress Charles is making after almost three months of cancer care as an outpatient.

When quizzed about his health by one patient during the visit, he replied: "I'm all right thank you very much, not too bad." Asha Millen, 60, who is receiving chemotherapy for bone marrow cancer, chatted to the King as he met patients in the chemotherapy day unit.