On Monday, however, Charles visited the Army Aviation Centre in Middle Wallop, Hampshire alongside son Prince William, and revealed a side effect he’d experienced while chatting with a soldier who had also undergone chemotherapy. British Army vet Aaron Mapplebeck shared with the king that he underwent nine weeks of chemotherapy for testicular cancer in early 2023. According to The Sun, Charles commiserated with Mapplebeck over experiencing a loss of taste as a side effect of cancer treatment.
“Let me just say what a great joy it is to be with you even briefly on this occasion,” Charles said, “but also it is tinged with great sadness after 32 years of knowing you all, admiring your many activities and achievements through the time that I've been lucky enough to be Colonel-in-Chief of the Army Air Corps.