Prince Harry takes a May trip to London as cancer-stricken King Charles announces his return to duties

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by Carolyn Blair

Prince Harry will return to London in May after King Charles III announced he will resume royal duties amid his cancer diagnosis, Page Six can confirm.

The Duke of Sussex will stop in London to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Invictus Games on May 8. According to the BBC.

Harry – who founded the annual multi-sport event – is scheduled to attend a “thanksgiving service” and give a reading with Damian Lewis at St. Paul's Cathedral in London, according to the outlet.

A spokesperson for the outlet said the 10th anniversary gala will celebrate “a decade of changing lives and saving lives through sports.”

It is unclear whether Harry's wife, Meghan Markle, will stand by his side or whether he will attend alone.

The spokesman also did not clarify whether Harry, 39, would spend any time with his father or brother, Prince William, on his first visit to the UK since traveling to see his father after the king was diagnosed with cancer in February.

Harry and Markle, 42, have only visited Harry's former homeland a handful of times since leaving their royal duties in 2020.

After London, Harry and Meghan will travel to Nigeria as guests of the Chief of the Defense Staff, Page Six can confirm.

Meghan and Harry will reportedly meet with several service members and “participate in a variety of cultural activities,” according to The Guardian. the people.

Similar to his visit to London, the Nigerian trip will also revolve around the Invictus Games and the country's inclusion last year.

“The visit is aimed at strengthening Nigeria’s strong grip on the game and the possibility of hosting the event in subsequent years,” the Acting Director of Defense Information said in a statement.

The country holds a special place in the hearts of Harry and Markle, as it was revealed in 2022 that it is 43 percent Nigerian.

“Now, I'm not saying we play favorites in our house, but since my wife found out she's of Nigerian descent, it's probably going to get a little more competitive this year,” he said of last year's games.

Harry last traveled to London to check on King Charles, 75, after the monarch announced he had been diagnosed with an undisclosed form of cancer in February.

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Buckingham Palace announced on Friday that the king would return to his public duties with his wife, Queen Camilla, amid his ongoing battle.

“To help celebrate this achievement, the King and Queen will make a joint visit to the cancer treatment center next Tuesday, where they will meet medical specialists and patients. This visit will be the first of a number of foreign engagements that His Majesty will make in the coming weeks.

Meanwhile, Prince William's wife, Kate Middleton, announced last month that she had been diagnosed with cancer and was preparing to begin preventive chemotherapy.

“In January, I had major abdominal surgery in London, and it was thought at the time that my condition was not cancerous. The surgery was successful. “But the tests conducted after the operation showed the presence of cancer,” she said in a video clip.