Britain's King Charles has been seen in public for the first time since his cancer diagnosis as he left Clarence House the day after starting his treatment, following a brief reunion with his son, Prince Harry.
The monarch and Queen Camilla were driven away from their London residence to Buckingham Palace, before being flown by helicopter to Sandringham in Norfolk.
Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, is said to have been reunited with his father after making a transatlantic crossing to be with his father following the news.
He arrived in London from California this afternoon, without the Duchess of Sussex and their children, less than 24 hours after the announcement about King Charles' health was made by Buckingham Palace.
The short meeting has raised hopes the pair will be reconciled despite their troubled relationship.
But their first face-to-face encounter for many months appeared to last for as little as 45 minutes before King Charles left for Sandringham.
Suggestions the duke could also heal his long-running rift with his brother, William, look unlikely.
It is understood the Prince of Wales has no plans to meet Harry.
William is juggling looking after his wife, the Princess of Wales, with caring for their children after Kate’s abdominal surgery.
King Charles waved and smiled at well-wishers, with Queen Camilla at his side in the back of the car, as they left Clarence House for Buckingham Palace this afternoon.
A helicopter was seen flying from the palace just ten minutes later.
The monarch has postponed all public-facing duties, but is continuing with behind-the-scenes work on state papers.
The 75-year-old usually has a weekly audience with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on a Wednesday.
Mr Sunak revealed more of King Charles’ condition, saying he was thankful the cancer had been "caught early" as he wished him a full recovery.
Asked what the diagnosis meant for the day-to-day running of the UK, Mr Sunak told BBC Radio 5 Live: "We’ll crack on with everything".
During the Covid-19 pandemic, the late Queen Elizabeth carried out her audiences with the prime minister on the phone, and with King Charles at Sandringham this looks the most likely option, unless they opt for a video call.
Buckingham Palace confirmed the monarch, who only acceded to the throne 17 months ago, does not have prostate cancer, saying only that it was a "form of cancer".
He was diagnosed after a "separate issue of concern was noted" and investigated while he was being treated for his benign enlarged prostate.
Prince Harry’s black Range Rover was pictured arriving at a private terminal at Los Angeles International Airport before he boarded a flight for London, and he was later seen at Clarence House.
He last appeared alongside the Windsors at King Charles' coronation in May, but returned to the US immediately afterwards to mark his son Prince Archie’s fourth birthday.
The duke’s allegations against his family appeared unrelenting in the aftermath of Megxit with his Oprah interview, and, in the months following Queen Elizabeth’s death, his Netflix documentary and memoir 'Spare'.
There were accusations of racism in relation to Prince Archie’s skin tone before he was born - with the remarks in the end alleged to have come from two senior royals - and claims that royal officials lied to protect Prince William over reports he bullied his brother out of the family.
Prince Harry claimed King Charles was jealous of Meghan and Kate, did not hug him when he told him his mother Diana, Princess of Wales had died, and said he believed his father was "never made" for single parenthood, but "to be fair, he tried".
The duke also accused Prince William of physically attacking him and throwing him into a dog bowl in a row over Meghan, teasing him about his panic attacks, and, along with Kate, encouraging him to wear a Nazi uniform at a fancy dress party.
King Charles, according to Prince Harry, pleaded with his sons during a tense meeting after Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral: "Please, boys. Don’t make my final years a misery."
While Charles and Harry are said to still speak, William has reportedly not been in contact with his brother for an extended period of time.
Prince William is returning to official duties this week, beginning with an investiture tomorrow.
The heir to the throne is expected to undertake some duties on his father’s behalf, but counsellors of state, who are appointed temporarily when a monarch cannot fulfil their duties as head of state, are not expected to be needed.
Meanwhile, Princess Anne held the fort on the royal engagements front, carrying out an investiture on behalf of King Charles at Windsor Castle today.
The monarch personally called both Harry and William, as well as his siblings Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward, to give them the news before it was publicly announced by Buckingham Palace.
It has called for King Charles’ privacy to be respected, especially during his treatment, but said he wanted to make his diagnosis public because of his long-running support for cancer charities.
This is the latest health scare to hit the monarchy this year, coming after the king’s hospital stay, Kate’s major surgery, keeping her away from official duties until after Easter, and Sarah, Duchess of York’s skin cancer diagnosis.
