King Charles III has been the subject of swirling rumor since the British monarch was diagnosed with cancer earlier this year.Buckingham Palace said in a statement in February that following a hospital procedure for prostate enlargement, doctors discovered a form of cancer, although the type was not revealed.With few other details available, a baseless rumor took strength online this week, spurred by Russian social media accounts, that Charles had died.
The FactsKing Charles III is not dead. The rumor was squashed in a statement issued by the British Embassy of Ukraine on Monday.The embassy wrote in English and Ukrainian: 'News about King Charles III death is fake.'Speculation about the King's death followed an equally baseless rumor spread online over the weekend that Buckingham Palace was preparing to release an 'extremely important royal announcement.