Royal county wishes King speedy recovery

King Charles left hospital last week after receiving treatment for an enlarged prostate

Community leaders and residents across Berkshire have been sending support to King Charles following his cancer diagnosis.

The county is synonymous with the Royal Family and the King is a regular visitor - particularly to the royal residence Windsor Castle.

Windsor and Maidenhead's mayor and local MPs were among those to send their best wishes after the announcement on Monday.

BBC Radio Berkshire has visited Windsor to ask residents for their reaction.

Tina James said the diagnosis would be "terribly sad" for the Royal Family

Claire Raptopoulos, a business owner in Windsor, said the news had "saddened me greatly".

Resident Tina James said it "must be terribly sad" for the family - especially as Catherine, Princess of Wales was recovering from recent abdominal surgery.

"I don't know what they must be going through," said Ms James.

"I'm glad to know that they can do something and they've caught it early."

Claire Raptopoulos said she hoped the King "succeeds with his treatment"

Walter Clare, who was previously diagnosed with cancer, said there were reasons to be positive.

"I usually say to people, 'look, it's not the end of the world' - I'm an example of it," he said.

"I've had major surgery for cancer 23 years ago and I'm now talking to you."

Former cancer patient Walter Clare said a cancer diagnosis was "not the end of the world"

Mayor of Windsor and Maidenhead Neil Knowles said his "thoughts and prayers" were with the whole of the Royal Family.

Slough MP Tan Dhesi said he was "sad" to hear about the diagnosis, and said it was "a very difficult time for all".

Reading West MP Alok Sharma also sent his "best wishes" to the King.

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King Charles is a regular visitor to royal residence Windsor Castle

Buckingham Palace announced on Monday that King Charles had been diagnosed with "a form of cancer" during a recent hospital stay to treat a benign prostate enlargement.

The King started out-patient treatment on Monday. The Palace said he was looking "forward to returning to full public duty as soon as possible".

King Charles is a "very private person" but chose to go public about his health news to help others, according to Ingrid Seward, royal commentator and editor of Majesty Magazine.

She told BBC Radio Oxford the Royal Family would be dealing with it in a practical way.

"The family won't be cuddling round him and saying 'oh, we're so sorry', they will just be very matter of fact, as they nearly always are," she said.