King Charles’ cancer treatment will reportedly continue until 2025

King Charles III He reportedly plans to resume all royal duties in 2025, including major UK and international visits, despite undergoing cancer treatment.

Recently, the monarch hosted a pre-Christmas lunch at Buckingham Palace, attended by senior royals. Prince William and Kate Middleton he skipped the event and opted to celebrate in Norfolk.

King Charles and Queen Camilla also recently released their official Christmas card which featured a sunny photo of Buckingham Palace’s garden taken in April.

A Buckingham Palace source has shared that King Charles’ health is being carefully “managed” and is showing positive progress, although the monarch will still require cancer treatment over the next year.

“His treatment has progressed in a positive direction, as a controlled condition, the treatment cycle will continue until the new year,” the Palace source said, according to the daily mail.

The source revealed that plans are already underway for Charles to resume a full schedule of royal engagements next year, including a series of major international and UK visits during the first half of 2025.

The update comes as Charles welcomed members of the Royal Family to Buckingham Palace for a festive pre-Christmas gathering.

Meanwhile, he and Queen Camilla attended their last public engagement of 2024 today – a reception at Waltham Forest Town Hall in east London.

Despite facing a year of personal challenges, including his own cancer diagnosis and the Princess of Wales’s health battle, Charles has continued with his royal responsibilities.

In recent months, he has noticeably increased his royal engagements, including a visit to Apple’s London headquarters and a meeting with CEO Tim Cook.

“You could almost forget that earlier this year this was a man who faced the shock of being diagnosed with cancer,” a source shared with News from heaven.

The announcement of Charles’ cancer, details of which have yet to be revealed, first surfaced in February. It was discovered during treatment for an enlarged prostate in January.

After the diagnosis, Charles temporarily stepped away from his in-person duties, but returned in April.

Since then, he has attended D-Day commemorations in France, hosted state visits from the Emperor of Japan and the Emir of Qatar and embarked on a demanding tour of Australia and Samoa with Queen Camilla, all while continuing with outpatient cancer treatment.

Charles was seen arriving at the palace along with his private secretary for their pre-Christmas lunch.

Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh, and Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, were also seen attending the meeting.

However, Prince William and Kate Middleton did not attend the royal family’s traditional pre-Christmas lunch. According The UK TimesThe Prince and Princess of Wales traveled to Norfolk to begin their Christmas celebrations.

Their three children, Prince George, 11, Princess Charlotte, 9, and Prince Louis, 6, joined their parents in skipping their grandfather’s event.

Charles’s pre-Christmas lunch, usually held a week before Christmas, is a long-standing royal tradition usually attended by around 70 guests.

Last year, Charles hosted the celebration at Windsor Castle, but this year it returned to Buckingham Palace, reflecting its usual location under the reign of Queen Elizabeth II.

Earlier this month, Charles and Camilla unveiled their official Christmas card, featuring a photo of the couple in the garden of Buckingham Palace.

Captured in April, the image shows the King and Queen standing side by side on a bright, sunny day. The greeting inside the card read: “I wish you a very Merry Christmas and New Year.”

In the photo, Charles, standing on the left, was wearing a gray suit paired with a blue tie and had his right hand in his pocket. On the other hand, Queen Camilla wore a blue wool crepe dress.

The photograph, taken by Millie Pilkington, was taken as the king resumed public engagements following his cancer treatment and, according to the palace, the card symbolizes a time when life was beginning to feel normal again.

The festive card marks Charle and Camila’s third Christmas card since the 76-year-old became king.

Last year’s card featured a majestic moment captured by Hugo Burnand in the Throne Room of Buckingham Palace shortly after Charles’ coronation.

Charles was wearing the Imperial State Crown in that image, while Camilla donned Queen Mary’s Crown.

In addition to Charles, his sons, William and Harry, have also published Christmas cards featuring images of their families.