LONDON (AP) — King Charles III’s cancer diagnosis heaps more pressure on the British monarchy, which is still evolving after the 70-year reign of the late Queen Elizabeth II.
Buckingham Palace announced Monday that Charles had been diagnosed with an undisclosed form of cancer.
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Charles told Harry the news about his cancer, and his son traveled to the U.K. soon after it was announced.
The king responded to these calls by opening the royal archives to scholars researching the monarchy's links to the slave trade.
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