King Charles honours medics who treated his cancer

Senior staff from the medical team that treated King Charles for cancer have been personally honoured by the monarch.

Charles's GP Dr Douglas Glass, otherwise known as the apothecary to the King, and his physician Professor Richard Leach have been recognised for their service to the monarch and the royal family.

The honours come after the King and Catherine, the Princess of Wales, were diagnosed with cancer in 2024, with Charles continuing his treatment while resuming near-full duties.

Princess Catherine is gradually returning to official public engagements after her course of chemotherapy ended.

Dr Glass served as Queen Elizabeth II's apothecary and was the medical professional in attendance at Balmoral when she died.

He was already a Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (RVO) and has now been appointed a Commander by the King.

Awards under the RVO are the King's gift and are bestowed independently of Downing Street to people who have served the monarch or the royal family in a personal way.

Prof Leach is a consultant physician at the private King Edward VII's Hospital in central London, where members of the royal family have been treated for decades, and a consultant physician at Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital Trust, where he is clinical director for pulmonary and critical care medicine.

He was made a Lieutenant of the RVO.