The Daily Telegraph - Saturday
Queen shares good news of King’s hospital treatment
THE King underwent treatment for an enlarged prostate yesterday and is “doing well”, the Queen has said.
His Majesty was admitted to the same London hospital where the Princess of Wales is recovering from surgery and is expected to remain in hospital for at least one night.
The Queen arrived at the hospital with the King yesterday morning and, when she left six hours later, is reported to have said: “He’s doing well, thank you”. Royal aides confirmed that the King visited the Princess before his procedure.
He had returned to London from Sandringham by helicopter on Thursday ahead of the planned operation.
The King, 75, had been resting at the Norfolk estate following the cancellation of his public engagements. The Princess has been recuperating at the London Clinic after undergoing abdominal surgery at the hospital last week.
A spokesman for Buckingham Palace said: “The King was this morning admitted to a London hospital for scheduled treatment.
“His Majesty would like to thank all those who have sent their good wishes over the past week and is delighted to learn that his diagnosis is having a positive impact on public health awareness.”
The decision to go with him in person is unusual for the Royal family, with previous generations tending to visit hospital alone.
The King’s Serjeant Surgeon is Ranan Dasgupta, a urological surgeon who specialises in specific forms of treatment for an enlarged prostate and is based at The London Clinic.
Mr Dasgupta, who was appointed to the Medical Household last March, offers two treatments, aquablation therapy and prostate artery embolisation, for benign prostate hyperplasia, otherwise known as an enlarged prostate.
The King received his diagnosis just over a week ago, approving a statement about it from Buckingham Palace to give the public details of his condition in the hopes of raising awareness of its symptoms.
A press release was issued just 90 minutes after Kensington Palace confirmed that the Princess of Wales had undergone abdominal surgery at The London Clinic.