LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's King Charles III, who was diagnosed with cancer earlier this year, resumed his public-facing duties on Tuesday with a planned visit to a cancer center in London, where he met several patients. of.

The 75-year-old monarch, who is still undergoing treatment which Buckingham Palace previously said was "very encouraging" from his medical team, was also named the new Patron of Cancer Research UK as he heads the university. Macmillan was joined by his wife Queen Camilla at the Cancer Centre. College Hospital. Smiling and happy, Charles and Camilla spoke to staff and patients at the centre, where the King was heard saying it was important to get enough people diagnosed quickly.

"This visit will be the first of many outdoor activities Her Majesty will undertake in the coming weeks," Buckingham Palace said.

“His Majesty's treatment program will continue, but doctors are pleased enough with the progress made so far that the King is now able to resume many public-facing duties.“Forthcoming activities will be adapted as necessary to minimize any risks to Her Majesty’s continued recovery,” Palak said.

The royals also gave gifts to the children and I also received some flowers in return. King, who is also a patron of Macmillan Cancer Support, said he was "much better" after people shouted at him asking how he was feeling.

The royal couple were introduced to doctors at the hospital to learn more about all the new technology, including CT scanners which are being used to help detect cancer early.

King met Cancer Research UK's chief physician, Professor Charlie Swanton, who leads a project called TRACERx – a collaboration with 250 researchers and clinicians based at 19 centers across the UK, to investigate How lung cancer develops.