LONDON — Britain's Queen Camilla said her husband King Charles who is being treated for cancer was doing "very well," as she greeted crowds on a visit to Northern Ireland on Thursday.Charles has been absent from public duties since January while he undergoes treatment for an unspecified form of cancer, leaving Camilla and heir-to-the-throne Prince William to be the public face of the royal family.
"Camilla and William have been out and about this week, meeting people and carrying out charity, holding the fort for the royal family while another of its star players, Kate, the Princess of Wales, also recuperates from a health problem.Kate is not expected to return to official duties until after Easter on March 31, following abdominal surgery for a non-cancerous condition in January.Interest in her health has kept Kate in the headlines.