“I’m not too bad,” King Charles III reportedly told a cancer patient who asked about his recovery during a hospital visit on 3 September 2025. The brief exchange took place at Midland Metropolitan University Hospital in Smethwick as the King visited to open it; it was a conversational response, not a detailed medical update.
What did King Charles say about his health?
The Standard reported that a cancer patient asked Charles about his recovery and he replied, “I’m not too bad.” The exchange was reported during his 3 September 2025 visit to Midland Metropolitan University Hospital in Smethwick, where he opened the hospital. The Standard’s report gives no further medical detail in connection with the remark.
The comment does not establish the King’s cancer type, treatment regimen, or prognosis. The patient’s name and medical details are also not established in the report.
How the remark fits with Charles’s other public comments
Charles made other public remarks about his health at different times and in different settings. They should not be treated as part of the September hospital conversation.
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May 2025: a conversation in Bradford
During a visit to Bradford in May 2025, florist Safeena Khan asked the King about his health. The Independent reported that he replied, “I’d like to think I’m on the better side (of my cancer journey)”. This was a reported personal exchange, not a formal medical announcement. The Independent’s account describes the conversation.
December 2025: a recorded campaign message
In a prerecorded Stand Up To Cancer message aired on 12 December 2025, Charles said his treatment would be reduced in the New Year. ITV reported that he linked this to early diagnosis, effective intervention, and following medical advice. ITV News has the later update.
In the same message, he said: “Yet I also know that early detection is the key that can transform treatment journeys, giving invaluable time to medical teams – and, to their patients, the precious gift of hope.” The Guardian published the quotation from the recorded message. Read The Guardian’s report.
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The September report records a short answer to a patient’s question at a public event. It does not provide clinical information that would support conclusions about the King’s diagnosis or outlook. The later treatment-reduction announcement came in a separate recorded message more than three months afterward.
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