King Charles III has waved to well-wishers in central London as he headed for his country estate in western England.

King Charles III issued a statement for the first time since he was hospitalized. The statement addresses the "devastating" earthquake in Myanmar.

King Charles III was recently hospitalized for a short time as a precaution following side effects from his planned cancer treatment.

The announcement from Buckingham Palace that King Charles had been in hospital after experiencing side effects from his cancer treatment came hours before he was due to visit Birmingham on Friday. The official statement was released at 21:00 GMT on Thursday.

King Charles III waved to well-wishers in central London on Friday as he headed for his country estate in western England a day after he was briefly hospitalized because of side effects from a scheduled cancer treatment.

King Charles III was admitted to the hospital amid his cancer battle. “Following scheduled and ongoing medical treatment for cancer this morning, the King experienced temporary side effects that required a short period of observation in hospital,

King Charles has been seen in public for the first time since he went to hospital after experiencing temporary side effects from his cancer treatment. He cancelled a trip to Birmingham on Friday on medical advice after spending a short period of time in hospital on Thursday,

The news from Buckingham palace was shocking. Over a year after King Charles had announced that he had been diagnosed with cancer, the Palace issued a statement saying the King had experienced side effects from his treatment that were sufficiently severe to warrant observation in hospital.

King Charles' appointments were canceled after his "short period of observation in hospital," Buckingham Palace said.