King Charles Attends First Royal Event of the Year as His Cancer Treatment Continues

Mar. 15, 2025

King Charles speaks to Holocaust survivor Manfred Goldberg and his wife Shary Goldberg during a reception marking Holocaust Memorial Day at Buckingham Palace in London on January 13, 2025.Photo:AARON CHOWN/POOL/AFP via Getty

AARON CHOWN/POOL/AFP via Getty

King Charlesis appearing at his first official royal event of the year as hisongoing treatmentfor an undisclosed form of cancer continues.On Jan. 13, the King, 76, hosted a Holocaust memorial and education event at Buckingham Palace in London. King Charles welcomed three organizations dedicated to educating the next generation about the Holocaust for the event commemorating Holocaust Memorial Day, which is observed annually on Jan. 27.The outing came on the same day it was announced that the King willtravel to Polandon Holocaust Memorial Day later this month, visiting the site of the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp for the 80th anniversary of its liberation.It was a poignant engagement for the King, and his first public-facing engagement of the new year as histreatment for cancercontinues.King Charles lights a candle during a reception marking Holocaust Memorial Day at Buckingham Palace in London on January 13, 2025.AARON CHOWN/POOL/AFP via GettyThe palace announced in February 2024 that King was diagnosed with cancer and began treatment, which forced him to postpone public duties for three months on doctors' advice. He resumedforward workin late April and has packed his schedule since.Holocaust Memorial Day honors the lives of the six million Jewish people who were murdered during the Holocaust, as well as the millions killed under Nazi persecution and during genocides in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Darfur. The Jan. 27 date is timed to the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest Nazi death camp, and this year marks a landmark anniversary of the historic day.King Charles speaks to guests during a reception marking Holocaust Memorial Day at Buckingham Palace on January 13, 2025 in London, England.Aaron Chown - WPA Pool/GettyThe King met Manfred Goldberg, a 94-year-old Holocaust survivor, on Jan. 13, and they explored the event together. King Charles and Goldberg learned more about the work of the organizations that gathered at the palace, and their respective initiatives endeavoring to ensure that the memory of the Holocaust lives on.Goldberg, a survivor of concentration camps including Stutthof and a death march, previously metPrince WilliamandKate Middletonin Poland for apoignant tourof Stutthof in July 2017. He later told PEOPLE the royal couple’s involvement in helping to keep the story of the Holocaust relevant today is “priceless.“King Charles is presented with a tin ring that belonged to Holocaust survivor Zdenka Fantlova during a reception marking Holocaust Memorial Day at Buckingham Palace in London on January 13, 2025.AARON CHOWN/POOL/AFP via GettyKing Charles saw a poignant display of candleholders created for the “80 Candles for 80 Years” project from the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust and a demonstration of the digital “Testimony 360: People and Places of the Holocaust” program from Holocaust Educational Trust for use in schools.He also watched a performance from the “Echo Eternal” arts collaboration between CORE Education Trust and The National Youth Music Theatre, in which schools and youth groups create artistic responses to the stories of British Holocaust survivors.Holocaust survivor Manfred Goldberg poses beside a portrait of himself during a reception marking Holocaust Memorial Day at Buckingham Palace on January 13, 2025 in London, England.Aaron Chown - WPA Pool/GettyCan’t get enough of PEOPLE’s Royals coverage?Sign up for our free Royals newsletterto get the latest updates on Kate Middleton, Meghan Markle and more!OLI SCARFF/AFP via GettyOn Dec. 20, aides relayed that the King’s treatment wouldextend into 2025, “moving in a positive direction” as a “managed condition.““His treatment has been moving in a positive direction and as a managed condition the treatment cycle will continue into next year,” palace sources said shortly before Christmas.The King is planning for trips around the U.K. and abroad in 2025, similar to his calendar at the end of last year.

King Charlesis appearing at his first official royal event of the year as hisongoing treatmentfor an undisclosed form of cancer continues.

On Jan. 13, the King, 76, hosted a Holocaust memorial and education event at Buckingham Palace in London. King Charles welcomed three organizations dedicated to educating the next generation about the Holocaust for the event commemorating Holocaust Memorial Day, which is observed annually on Jan. 27.

The outing came on the same day it was announced that the King willtravel to Polandon Holocaust Memorial Day later this month, visiting the site of the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp for the 80th anniversary of its liberation.

It was a poignant engagement for the King, and his first public-facing engagement of the new year as histreatment for cancercontinues.

King Charles lights a candle during a reception marking Holocaust Memorial Day at Buckingham Palace in London on January 13, 2025.AARON CHOWN/POOL/AFP via Getty

The palace announced in February 2024 that King was diagnosed with cancer and began treatment, which forced him to postpone public duties for three months on doctors' advice. He resumedforward workin late April and has packed his schedule since.

Holocaust Memorial Day honors the lives of the six million Jewish people who were murdered during the Holocaust, as well as the millions killed under Nazi persecution and during genocides in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Darfur. The Jan. 27 date is timed to the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest Nazi death camp, and this year marks a landmark anniversary of the historic day.

King Charles speaks to guests during a reception marking Holocaust Memorial Day at Buckingham Palace on January 13, 2025 in London, England.Aaron Chown - WPA Pool/Getty

Aaron Chown - WPA Pool/Getty

The King met Manfred Goldberg, a 94-year-old Holocaust survivor, on Jan. 13, and they explored the event together. King Charles and Goldberg learned more about the work of the organizations that gathered at the palace, and their respective initiatives endeavoring to ensure that the memory of the Holocaust lives on.

Goldberg, a survivor of concentration camps including Stutthof and a death march, previously metPrince WilliamandKate Middletonin Poland for apoignant tourof Stutthof in July 2017. He later told PEOPLE the royal couple’s involvement in helping to keep the story of the Holocaust relevant today is “priceless.”

King Charles is presented with a tin ring that belonged to Holocaust survivor Zdenka Fantlova during a reception marking Holocaust Memorial Day at Buckingham Palace in London on January 13, 2025.AARON CHOWN/POOL/AFP via Getty

King Charles saw a poignant display of candleholders created for the “80 Candles for 80 Years” project from the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust and a demonstration of the digital “Testimony 360: People and Places of the Holocaust” program from Holocaust Educational Trust for use in schools.

He also watched a performance from the “Echo Eternal” arts collaboration between CORE Education Trust and The National Youth Music Theatre, in which schools and youth groups create artistic responses to the stories of British Holocaust survivors.

Holocaust survivor Manfred Goldberg poses beside a portrait of himself during a reception marking Holocaust Memorial Day at Buckingham Palace on January 13, 2025 in London, England.Aaron Chown - WPA Pool/Getty

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On Dec. 20, aides relayed that the King’s treatment wouldextend into 2025, “moving in a positive direction” as a “managed condition.”

“His treatment has been moving in a positive direction and as a managed condition the treatment cycle will continue into next year,” palace sources said shortly before Christmas.

The King is planning for trips around the U.K. and abroad in 2025, similar to his calendar at the end of last year.

source: people.com