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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. |
Medical history | |
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. | 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. |
Charles' own medical history includes what his surgeon called a "serious degenerative disc problem", which caused him to miss Royal Ascot in 1991. | |
He broke his right arm in 2001 after falling from his horse during a game of polo. | |
In 2001, he fractured a bone in his shoulder when he fell during a fox hunt, and spent a night in hospital after slipping from his horse in another polo game. |