King Charles' Cancer Announcement Raises Questions

FILE — Britain's King Charles III leaves The London Clinic in London, Jan. 29, 2024, after visiting the hospital to receive treatment for an enlarged prostate. On Monday, Feb. 5, Buckingham Palace announced the king had started treatment for an undisclosed form of cancer. FILE — Britain's King Charles III and Queen Camilla arrive to attend the Christmas day service at St. Mary Magdalene Church in Sandringham in Norfolk, England, Dec. 25, 2023.

In British history, the secrecy of the monarch's health has always reigned supreme. Buckingham Palace's disclosure that King Charles III has been diagnosed with cancer shattered that longstanding tradition.