Buckingham Palace Releases Striking New Portrait of King Charles and Major Announcement About His Future Duties

Looks like King Charles is going to be booked and busy this coming summer. 

Buckingham Palace just released a brand-new portrait of the 75-year-old monarch and his wife, Queen Camilla, on the royal family’s official Instagram account. 

The photo (taken by royal photographer Millie Pilkington) shows His Majesty looking over at his wife with a smile, while surrounded by green foliage and flowers in bloom. The king is wearing a gray tailored suit with a white collared shirt and a blue polka dot tie, while the queen dons a vibrant blue dress with puffy sleeves.

In the caption, Buckingham Palace details the king’s return to work after undergoing medical treatment for an undisclosed type of cancer for the past few months now. “His Majesty The King will shortly return to public-facing duties after a period of treatment and recuperation following his recent cancer diagnosis,” the message reads. 

It goes on to say how the king and queen will make a trip to a trip to a cancer treatment center to meet “medical specialists and patients” on April 30. (Note: The name and location of the center has not been disclosed.) The caption continues, “This visit will be the first in a number of external engagements His Majesty will undertake in the weeks ahead.”