King honours his royal doctors for their personal service amid cancer treatment
by Laura Elston
Jun 14, 2024
4 minutes
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The King has personally honoured his top medical team amid his treatment for cancer.
Dr Michael Dixon, head of the Royal Medical Household, and Charles’s GP Dr Fiona Butler – otherwise known as the Apothecary to the King – have been recognised by Charles for their personal service to the monarch and the royal family.
The honours come in the wake of the King and the Princess of Wales’s double cancer diagnosis this year, and as Kate prepares to return briefly to the public spotlight at Trooping the Colour on Saturday.
Kate, in a candid message updating the nation on Friday, revealed
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