Well-wishes and words of support have continued to pour in for King Charles III today following the announcement of his cancer diagnosis.
Buckingham Palace confirmed at 6pm on Monday the King had been diagnosed with a form of cancer and has begun a schedule of regular treatments.
This prompted a county-wide response from residents, MPs, councillors and religious leaders who wished the King a speedy recovery.
Messages continue to be shared today.
City rector of Oxford, Anthony Buckley, said: “It is always very significant when someone we know has a cancer diagnosis.
“The King and Royal Family are in a different way known to us all.
"Our thoughts, personal echoes and prayers will rightly be part of our response. We wish him and his family and his friends well.”
He added: “We are sad and thoughtful and prayerful for his Majesty and the Royal Family.
"I’m also aware that it’s important at this early stage that none of us leap to conclusions with anything and we continue to pray for him.”
Anneliese Dodds, MP for Oxford East said: “I know everyone in Oxford will be wishing His Majesty the King all the best for a speedy recovery."
Today’s well-wishes join those shared yesterday evening from individuals including Mayor of Oxford Lubna Arshad, Oxford City Council leader Susan Brown and Banbury MP and attorney general Victoria Prentis.
Oxfordshire residents have also added their many voices to tributes with many stating they hope the King "gets well soon" and wishing him a "speedy recovery".
Buckingham Palace said on Monday that the King had been diagnosed with cancer after a “separate issue of concern was noted” during treatment for his benign prostate condition.
Dr Tom Roques, vice president and specialist in clinical oncology at the Royal College of Radiologists, said discovering separate health issues during treatment was not uncommon.
He said: “People often have scans for things, so you would have a CT scan or an MRI scan if you’re concerned about a number of symptoms, and sometimes those scans show what we call incidental findings.
“About 30 per cent of scans will show something that you weren’t expecting, and sometimes that’s something that you will just ignore, or you might repeat the scan a few months later to see if it’s changing, but sometimes you might do further tests and a biopsy that might give you a new diagnosis.
“The other thing that might have happened is that when you have a prostate operation, you have a camera put up your penis through your prostate into your bladder.
"You can actually see inside your bladder and you might see something there.”
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