Comment on this storyComment Add to your saved stories Save LONDON — Catherine, Princess of Wales and wife to the future British king, underwent “successful” abdominal surgery at a private London hospital Wednesday, and King Charles III was scheduled for a prostate procedure next week, the British royal palaces revealed in unusual back-to-back health announcements

Buckingham Palace noted that the king’s condition is benign, but added that his public engagement will be postponed “for a short period of recuperation.” “His Majesty was keen to share the details of his diagnosis to encourage other men who may be experiencing symptoms to get checked in line with public health advice,” the statement

King Charles III will undergo treatment for an enlarged prostate next week, according to Buckingham Palace, which described his operation as a “corrective procedure” for a benign condition. The announcement came shortly after news that Catherine, the Princess of Wales and the wife of Prince William, had abdominal surgery in London on Tuesday While the