King writes to Biden after former US president reveals cancer diagnosis
- Former US President Joe Biden was diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer on Friday, with metastasis to his bones, as announced in May 2025.
- Biden’s diagnosis followed increasing urinary symptoms and detection of a prostate nodule, while King Charles III also began cancer treatment earlier in 2024.
- King Charles III, who has an undisclosed cancer type and is receiving ongoing treatment, sent Biden a private letter expressing support after learning of his diagnosis.
- Biden posted a message on social media saying, “Cancer touches us all” and that he and his wife are “strongest in the broken places,” highlighting the cancer's hormone sensitivity for effective management.
- This public disclosure and mutual support from King Charles highlight the personal and public challenges of serious illness while reflecting longstanding cordial relations between the two leaders.
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The announcement of the cancer of Joe Biden has upset the world. Among the many reactions, that of King Charles III has particularly marked the minds... by a gesture as discreet as it is symbolic.
King Charles writes to Biden after prostate cancer diagnosis
King Charles III wrote to former President Biden after he announced he was diagnosed with an “aggressive form” of prostate cancer, Buckingham Palace confirmed to NewsNation on Monday. Biden’s personal office on Sunday announced that the former president “was seen for a new finding of a prostate nodule after experiencing increasing urinary symptoms.” “On Friday…
Britain's King Charles III has sent a message of support to Joseph Biden after the former US president was diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer.
King Charles, who is still undergoing treatment for cancer, expressed his support and sent his best wishes to Joe Biden.
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