Choice of homes to recover from treatment
THE King commenced treatment in London as an outpatient yesterday morning and remained in the capital for the night, the Palace has said.
It is expected he will continue to receive treatment in London and therefore, the majority of his time will likely be spent in Clarence House, which is adjacent to Buckingham Palace.
During corrective treatment for an enlarged prostate, he was treated at the private London Clinic in Marylebone, central London, but it is not known where he will be receiving his outpatient treatment for this diagnosis.
Depending on where he would like to convalesce following treatment, he may choose the two-hour drive to Highgrove, his beloved private home in Gloucestershire. The King returned to
London from his Sandringham estate in Norfolk where he spent the weekend, having chosen to recover there following his corrective surgery.
He had been pictured waving and smiling as he made the short walk to attend St Mary Magdalene Church yesterday with the Queen.
The King and Queen are known to prefer their home in Highgrove, so they may choose to convalesce quietly there, rather than in the busy capital.
It is unlikely that he would choose Balmoral, the Royal Scottish estate, to recuperate but he may decide to visit Windsor Castle, where he would be closer to the Prince of Wales and his three grandchildren.
It is where the Princess of Wales, who was last seen in public at church in Sandringham on Christmas Day, is recovering from major abdominal surgery, surrounded by familiar home surroundings and her children, who all attend school near the Windsor estate.
Wherever the King decides to recover, it is unlikely the public will see him as he has postponed all appearances and engagements while he undergoes treatment for the cancer diagnosis.
Previously, the King had a non-cancerous growth removed from the bridge of his nose in a minor, routine procedure and in 2003 had a hernia operation at the private King Edward VII’S Hospital, in London.
The hospital in Marylebone has treated members of the Royal family for generations, including Queen Elizabeth II and her husband, Prince Philip. The Duchess of York, underwent a single mastectomy and breast reconstruction surgery there following a breast cancer diagnosis last year.