King Charles thanks medics for their cancer care for him and Kate | ABS-CBN News

King Charles thanked the medics who have cared for him and his daughter-in-law Kate after they underwent treatment for cancer this year in a Christmas Day message that also touched on global conflicts and the summer's riots in Britain. In his third Christmas TV broadcast since becoming king, Charles delivered a much more personal tone than is usual for the royal seasonal messages that date back to a radio speech by George V in 1932, expressing his gratitude to those who had looked after him and his family. The year has been a traumatic one for the royals after Buckingham Palace revealed in February the 76-year-old, who became king in 2022, had been diagnosed with an unspecified form of cancer detected in tests after a corrective procedure for an enlarged prostate. A month later, Kate, the wife of his son and heir Prince William, also revealed she was undergoing preventative chemotherapy for cancer which concluded in September. William has said the year has been brutal for the family. "All of us go through some form of suffering at some stage in our life, be it mental or physical," Charles said. His words were accompanied by footage of his visit to a cancer treatment centre on his return to public duties in April following his own diagnosis and of one of Kate's first engagements since she returned to work. "From a personal point of view, I offer special heartfelt thanks to the selfless doctors and nurses who this year have supported me and other members of my family through the uncertainties and anxieties of illness, and have helped provide the strength, care and comfort we have needed," Charles said. "I am deeply grateful too to all those who have offered us their own kind words of sympathy and encouragement," he said in the pre-recorded broadcast which was filmed at an ornate chapel of a former London hospital. Last week, a palace source said the king's treatment was progressing well and would continue into next year. For more ABS-CBN News, click the link below: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgyY1WylJUmgG2ln-vtKXb-oLlGEZc3sR To watch the latest updates on COVID-19, click the link below: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgyY1WylJUmgUjPkc730KnTVICyQU6gBf Subscribe to the ABS-CBN News channel! - http://bit.ly/TheABSCBNNews Watch the full episodes of TV Patrol on iWantTFC: http://bit.ly/TVPatrol-iWantTFC Visit our website at http://news.abs-cbn.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/abscbnNEWS Twitter: https://twitter.com/abscbnnews #Exclusive #LatestNews #ABSCBNNews