The King offered words of encouragement to a cancer patient during his visit to a hospital today, also providing an update on his own health.

Following his break in Balmoral, Charles resumed his Royal duties by making a trip to Sandwell paying a visit to the newly established Midland Metropolitan University Hospital.

A throng of staff, patients, and volunteers assembled to greet Charles as he formally inaugurated the 736-bed facility located in Smethwick .

At the hospital, the King, who is currently undergoing cancer treatment, met with both patients and staff within the hospital's new enclosed winter garden.

During the engagement, he encountered one patient, Matthew Shinda, 73, from Oldbury, who shared his diagnosis of prostate cancer with Charles.

Matthew informed the King: "I'v

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