King Charles III is expected to use his annual Christmas message to highlight health workers, at the end of a year in which both he and the Princess of Wales were diagnosed with cancer.

King Charles made a rare comment about his cancer battle during his annual Christmas broadcast, as both His Majesty and Kate Middletonwere diagnosed with the disease earlier this year. "From a personal point of view,

King Charles III was diagnosed with cancer this year after treating an enlarged prostate. His daughter-in-law, Kate Middleton, completed chemotherapy in September.

King Charles III has used his Christmas message to hail the efforts of healthcare workers and all those who support others, before praising the medical staff who provided “strength, care and comfort” during his and the Princess of Wales’ cancer treatments.

The British monarch recorded his annual holiday address from the chapel of a former hospital, rather than from a palace.

In his Christmas address, King Charles III spoke to the "uncertainties of illness" after both he and Kate Middleton were diagnosed with cancer in 2024.

As 2024 comes to a close, King Charles III reflected on the past year, which included health struggles for him and his daughter-in-law Princess Kate Middleton. During his annual Christmas address, which he delivered on Wednesday at Fitzrovia Chapel,

Britain’s King Charles thanked medical workers who treated him and Princess Kate after their cancer diagnoses in his annual Christmas message on Dec. 25.

King Charles III is expected to use his annual Christmas message broadcast later in the day to highlight health workers. He and close members of the royal family attended Christmas Day services Wednesday at a church on Sandringham,