Britain\u2019s King Charles greeted well-wishers in an impromptu walkabout after an Easter church service in Windsor on Sunday, his first appearance at a public royal event since his cancer diagnosis was announced in February.
\nA smiling Charles, 75, accompanied by Queen Camilla, shook hands with scores of people gathered outside St George\u2019s Chapel, the resting place of his late mother Queen Elizabeth.
\nCharles had postponed all previous public engagements since Buckingham Palace announced he was to undergo treatment for an unspecified form of cancer. The illness was found in tests after he had a corrective procedure for an enlarged prostate in January.
\nWhile the king attended church on Sunday, his son Prince William and his family did not. William\u2019s wife Kate said earlier this month she was undergoing preventative chemotherapy after cancer was discovered following abdominal surgery in January.
\nThe king, wearing a dark overcoat, and queen waved to onlookers when they arrived at the chapel by car from their residence at Windsor Castle.
\nThe queen was wearing a green coat dress and an emerald and diamond brooch that was the late queen\u2019s.
\nSome of the onlookers wished Charles good health, while others said \u201cHappy Easter\u201d.
\nThe king said: \u201cYou\u2019re very brave to stand out here in the cold.\u201d
\nA woman who spoke to the king said he seemed \u201cvery well\u201d.
\nBuckingham Palace has not confirmed any future public engagements for the king, but his eagerness to meet people on Sunday will be taken as a positive sign about his health.
\nAlso attending the annual service were the king\u2019s sister, the Princess Royal, and brother, the Duke of Edinburgh, accompanied by their spouses.
\nThe Duke of York, who was removed from royal duties in 2022 due to his friendship with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, was also present.
\nCharles has kept up with the bulk of his non-public state duties such as greeting foreign officials and holding regular meetings with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
\nLast week the king did not attend an annual Maundy Thursday service but issued an audio message which aired at the event in which he expressed his sorrow at not being there and wished the public a Happy Easter.
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