Information tsunami in the United Kingdom. Ad of cancer of Carlos III, 75 years old, has swept all the covers this Tuesday, February 6. “The King has cancer” It is the headline most repeated by all the newspapers. With an eye toward tranquility and with the idea of not raising alarm, the media focuses on the monarch's message of good cheer following his diagnosis. “Buckingham Palace assures that the King is very positive,” underlines The Times.
The same newspaper reports that Harry, who lives in Los Angeles, is already on his way to London. The announcement of the monarch's cancer, which was made public this Monday afternoon, the 5th, came after “the concern” aroused by the diagnosis of an enlarged prostate. Carlos, who began experiencing symptoms after this Christmas, underwent surgery on January 26.
Daily Mail y Daily Express They also influence Charles III's positivity in facing cancer, “whose typology has not been revealed.” “It's not prostate”emphasizes The Guardian. Daily MailFurthermore, it focuses on the importance of the family for the King: “He personally informed his family, including his son Harry.” For the monarch and the Duke of Sussex it will be their first reunion in more than 18 months. Analysts wonder if it could be a time to bridge the gap between them.
“The shock of the King's cancer,” headlines Daily Mirror. The tabloid claims that his treatment against this disease began yesterday in the same hospital where he had prostate surgery. The shock also appears in the headline of The Sun: “The country in shock as treatment begins.”