Buckingham Palace announced that "King Charles III is being treated for an enlarged prostate and will undergo a treatment procedure next week." The palace's statement read: "Like thousands of men each year, the king is receiving treatment for an enlarged prostate." It added that "the condition of the British monarch is benign and he will enter the hospital next week for corrective surgery." The statement continued that "the commitments of the 75-year-old king will be postponed for a short period for recovery."
The palace's announcement came an hour after it was revealed that "Catherine, the Princess of Wales, the wife of the British heir to the throne William, entered the hospital on Tuesday in London for a previously scheduled surgery, as announced by British royal circles on Wednesday, specifying that she may not resume her public duties before the end of March." Kensington Palace clarified that she "was admitted to London Clinic for previously scheduled abdominal surgery." It mentioned in a statement that "the operation was successful and she is expected to remain in the hospital for a period of 10 to 14 days."
