Overview
- The King marked Guy’s Hospital’s 300th anniversary with a visit to its Cancer Centre, where he toured the Innovation Hub, met chemotherapy patients, and unveiled a plaque on Monday.
- Guided by surgeon Ben Challacombe, he tried a Da Vinci robotic system that lets doctors make smaller, more precise cuts for faster recovery, joking that he needed more practice after testing the console on a model.
- Scientists briefed him on AI, data science, and immunotherapy projects, including Pharos software that sorted lab results in under an hour, and showed how the Hub sits above the Chemotherapy Village to speed sample analysis for personalized care.
- In the Chemotherapy Village, he chatted with patients about side effects such as loss of taste and offered support to people continuing work during treatment, reflecting on shared experiences of cancer care.
- He attended as Royal Patron of King’s College London and remains under ongoing medical measures after a 2025 update reduced his treatment schedule, in a visit that highlighted tools and trials moving toward wider NHS use.