King Charles III has arrived in Rome for a state visit to Italy, his first overseas trip since being briefly hospitalized for side effects of cancer treatment.

King Charles III waved to well-wishers in central London on Friday as he headed for his country estate in western England a day after he was briefly hospitalized because of side effects from a scheduled cancer treatment.

Royal watchers have followed King Charles III’s health battle after he was diagnosed with an undisclosed type of cancer in February 2024. “During The King’s recent hospital procedure for benign prostate enlargement,