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| Growth removed from Charles' face | Growth removed from Charles' face |
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| The Prince of Wales has had a non-cancerous growth removed from his face in a routine procedure, according to a Clarence House statement. | The Prince of Wales has had a non-cancerous growth removed from his face in a routine procedure, according to a Clarence House statement. |
| He has been photographed emerging from his home at Highgrove, Gloucestershire, with a small white plaster on the right side of the bridge of his nose. | He has been photographed emerging from his home at Highgrove, Gloucestershire, with a small white plaster on the right side of the bridge of his nose. |
| Clarence House would not elaborate on the procedure, which it referred to as a "routine and minor matter". | Clarence House would not elaborate on the procedure, which it referred to as a "routine and minor matter". |
| It is thought to have taken place after Charles met the Dalai Lama on Thursday. | It is thought to have taken place after Charles met the Dalai Lama on Thursday. |
| The prince looked fit and well as he carried out a tree planting ceremony in Highgrove's grounds to mark the Gloucestershire 1,000 Trees campaign's official end. | The prince looked fit and well as he carried out a tree planting ceremony in Highgrove's grounds to mark the Gloucestershire 1,000 Trees campaign's official end. |
| He is not the first royal to undergo treatment for a facial growth. | |
| His father, the Duke of Edinburgh, had a small benign growth removed from his nose in 1996. | His father, the Duke of Edinburgh, had a small benign growth removed from his nose in 1996. |
| And in January 2003 the Queen had non-cancerous growths taken from her face. | And in January 2003 the Queen had non-cancerous growths taken from her face. |