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Princess of Wales has abdominal surgery; King Charles to undergo prostate procedure

Soon after news of Kate's hospitalization was released, Buckingham Palace revealed that King Charles III would undergo a "corrective procedure" next week for an enlarged prostate.
Updated January 17, 2024 at 1:07 PM ET

Britain's King Charles III is to undergo a "corrective procedure" for an enlarged prostate gland, Buckingham Palace said on Wednesday, just hours after it also announced that the Princess

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