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Tourists react outside Buckingham Palace in London as King Charles III has been diagnosed with a form of cancer and has begun treatment, Buckingham Palace said earlier, just a week after he was discharged from hospital for prostate surgery. "It is really sad news for all the world" says Mahmoud Moeit, tourist from Egypt, while Ben Tan, from United States, declares "it's shocking". SOUNDBITE
The flag above Buckingham Palace flutters in the wind the morning after the palace announced that King Charles III was diagnosed with a form of cancer and has begun treatment, a week after he was discharged from hospital for prostate surgery. The 75-year-old British monarch, who became king upon the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth, had been advised by doctors to postpone public duties, although he would continue to "undertake state business and official paperwork as usual", the palace added. IMAGES
UK newspapers all lead with news that Catherine, Princess of Wales, is being treated for cancer. There have been months of sometimes frenzied speculation online about the whereabouts of the princess, who has not attended public engagements since Christmas. IMAGES
The White House wishes Britain's Catherine, Princess of Wales, a full recovery after the "terrible" news of her cancer diagnosis. "All of us just heard the terrible news. Our thoughts are with the Duchess of Cambridge and her family," Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
Images of Buckingham Palace after King Charles III has been diagnosed with a form of cancer and has begun treatment, according to a statement released by the palace, just a week after he was discharged from hospital for prostate surgery. IMAGES
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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