London, Thanasis Gavos

King Charles arrived at the London Clinic private hospital on Friday morning, accompanied by Queen Camilla.

According to the announcement from Buckingham, the 75-year-old monarch ito undergo the planned operation for benign prostatic hyperplasiawhich was announced last week.

THE Palace announcement stated: “The king this morning was admitted to a London hospital for scheduled treatment. Her Majesty would like to thank all those who have sent their well wishes over the past week and is delighted to learn that his diagnosis is having a positive impact on public health awareness».

Last week’s announcement of the BPH surgery came as a surprise, but sources said Charles had shared the details of his condition to raise awareness among men of a certain age to be screened for the common condition. Figures at the end of last week showed that online searches for prostate conditions and tests had increased by more than 240% after the Palace announcement.

Shortly after 9am local time the 75-year-old monarch arrived at the London Clinic private hospital accompanied by Queen Camilla. Princess of Wales Kate Middleton, who underwent abdominal surgery, has been hospitalized in the same hospital for a week and a half.

According to British media, the royal couple visited kate middleton before the king was ushered into his own room.

After surgery for enlarged prostate, King Charles will be away from his duties for a short time.

After spending the week at their Birchhall residence in Scotland, Charles and Camilla flew on Friday to the royal estate of Sandringham in Norfolk, before returning to London for the introduction.