King Charles III delivered his first speech since his cancer diagnosis at an event commemorating those who served during World War II. The monarch was in Portsmouth, England, accompanied by Queen Camilla and Prince William, to mark the upcoming 80th anniversary of the D-Day Landings.
In February, Buckingham Palace announced Charles had been diagnosed with a form of cancer and is undergoing treatment. A 'separate issue of concern' was identified during the monarch's 'benign prostate enlargement' procedure at the London Clinic. 'Subsequent diagnostic tests have identified a form of cancer,' the palace said in a statement at the time.
Today, we remember the bravery of those who crossed this sea to liberate Europe, those who ensured that Operation Overlord was a success and those who waited for their safe return,' he added. The Prince of Wales also read a moving excerpt from the diary of Captain Alastair Bannerman, a soldier who was part of the D-Day landings, addressed to his wife just hours before the operation launched.
The Portsmouth event falls on the day before the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landing, which took place June 6, 1944. The seaside town hosted some of the 156,000 Allied and Commonwealth troops the day before the invasion, which altered the course of WWII.
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