Report: King Charles Visit to France Envisaged for September

Britain's King Charles III salutes people as he exits the fortified evangelical church in in the village of Viscri, central Transylvania, Romania on June 6, 2023. (AFP)
Britain's King Charles III salutes people as he exits the fortified evangelical church in in the village of Viscri, central Transylvania, Romania on June 6, 2023. (AFP)
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Report: King Charles Visit to France Envisaged for September

Britain's King Charles III salutes people as he exits the fortified evangelical church in in the village of Viscri, central Transylvania, Romania on June 6, 2023. (AFP)
Britain's King Charles III salutes people as he exits the fortified evangelical church in in the village of Viscri, central Transylvania, Romania on June 6, 2023. (AFP)

Britain's King Charles may travel to France in September after a planned state visit in March was cancelled because of sometimes-violent protests over reforms to the French pension system, BFM TV reported.

Charles had planned a three-day visit to France in late March in what would have been his first state visit since succeeding his mother Queen Elizabeth as British monarch in September.

But the visit was cancelled after social unrest over President Emmanuel Macron's new pension law erupted into some of the worst street violence seen in years across the country.

Instead, he visited Germany on his first overseas trip as monarch.

Reuters could not immediately confirm BFM's report.



King Charles' Cancer Treatment Reportedly Progressing Well, Will Continue

FILE PHOTO: Britain's King Charles attends The King's Foundation's annual 'Crafts at Christmas' at Highgrove Gardens on December 13, 2024 in Tetbury, England. Chris Jackson/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Britain's King Charles attends The King's Foundation's annual 'Crafts at Christmas' at Highgrove Gardens on December 13, 2024 in Tetbury, England. Chris Jackson/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
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King Charles' Cancer Treatment Reportedly Progressing Well, Will Continue

FILE PHOTO: Britain's King Charles attends The King's Foundation's annual 'Crafts at Christmas' at Highgrove Gardens on December 13, 2024 in Tetbury, England. Chris Jackson/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Britain's King Charles attends The King's Foundation's annual 'Crafts at Christmas' at Highgrove Gardens on December 13, 2024 in Tetbury, England. Chris Jackson/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

King Charles' cancer treatment is progressing well and will continue into next year, a Buckingham Palace source said on Friday.

In February, the palace revealed the 76-year-old, who became king in 2022, had been diagnosed with an unspecified form of cancer detected in tests after a corrective procedure for an enlarged prostate. He returned to public duties in April.

"His treatment has been moving in a positive direction and as a managed condition the treatment cycle will continue into next year," the palace source told Reuters.

Charles' medical team has carefully monitored the monarch's official engagements since he returned to public life.

The palace source said there had been no change in Charles' health and the news that his treatment would continue in 2025 did not represent any significant update.
In October, Charles and his wife Camilla made a brief stopover in India where they stayed at a holistic health center following his first major trip since being diagnosed with cancer to Australia and Samoa.