THE Prince of Wales has had a non-cancerous growth removed from his face in a minor procedure, it emerged yesterday.
Charles was pictured yesterday afternoon sporting a small white plaster on the right side of the bridge of his nose following the treatment. Clarence House would not disclose details about the procedure, only stating it was "a routine and minor matte
r".
It is thought the procedure was performed late on Thursday afternoon after the prince had met the Dalai Lama at Clarence House in London.
Yesterday Prince Charles showed no signs of discomfort as he performed a tree-planting ceremony in the grounds of his home at Highgrove, near Tetbury in Gloucestershire.
The Royal Family have a history of receiving treatment for growths on their faces.
Charles's father, the Duke of Edinburgh, underwent a minor procedure in 1996 to erase a small benign growth on his nose. In January 2003 the Queen had minor, non-cancerous growths removed from her face by surgeons.
During the tree-planting event, Charles – who wore a grey suit, blue shirt, red tie and a white carnation on his lapel – took up a shovel and planted an oak sapling to mark the official end of the Gloucestershire 1,000 Trees campaign.
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