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Speaker 1: Bryan Bridge.

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Speaker 2: The King has had a brief day in hospital because

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Speaker 2: of side effects from his cancer treatment. He's been discharged now,

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Speaker 2: but he had to cancel all his engagements for the day.

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Speaker 2: Juliet Reading is the royal correspondent with us tonight. Hi Juliet, Juliet,

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Speaker 2: are you with us?

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Speaker 1: Yes? Hello?

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Speaker 2: Can you hear me?

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Speaker 1: Yes? Yes?

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Speaker 2: Long way to London. Nice to have you on the program.

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Speaker 1: Now.

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Speaker 2: Was this a speed bump or is this cause for concern?

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Speaker 1: Look, the Palace is playing it down. They're saying it's

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Speaker 1: the most minor bump in the road that in a

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Speaker 1: road that's very much heading in the right direction. Is

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Speaker 1: their poetic explanation. But my understanding is that the King

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Speaker 1: was having his normal cancer treatment in the morning, which

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Speaker 1: was scheduled and part of his ongoing cancer treatment. He's

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Speaker 1: been having this treatment ever since he was diagnosed in

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Speaker 1: February last year. He then started to have these side effects.

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Speaker 1: The doctors advised that he go to hospital and cancer.

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Speaker 1: The afternoon's engagements. He was seeing three ambassadors from foreign

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Speaker 1: countries in the afternoon that had to be canceled. He

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Speaker 1: went to hospital. He had a short period of observation

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Speaker 1: in hospital and then was discharged and went back to

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Speaker 1: his home Clarents House in London. But under doctor's advice

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Speaker 1: and with an abundance of caution, they suggested that he

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Speaker 1: cancel the next day of engagements, which is Friday in

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Speaker 1: the UK, and was a full day in Birmingham that's

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Speaker 1: in the Midlands of England, and it was a pretty

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Speaker 1: full on day. So they've told the King he needs

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Speaker 1: to rest. There's an expectation of a full schedule next week,

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Speaker 1: although they may look at each day and you know,

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Speaker 1: take a few events out or give him a bit

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Speaker 1: more time if needed. But he's in good form back

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Speaker 1: at Clarence House. He's working from his study, so I

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Speaker 1: don't think it's a huge courch course for concern.

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Speaker 2: Was he still going to get to Italy because obviously

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Speaker 2: I only know about this because the Pope was ill

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Speaker 2: and they were going to take that off sched Italy,

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Speaker 2: but keep the trip all together. Are they going to

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Speaker 2: continue with it?

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Speaker 1: Yeah, my understanding that is definitely still on. The King

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Speaker 1: and mc queen are still going to Italy. That is

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Speaker 1: very much in their schedule. Obviously they had hope to

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Speaker 1: see the Pope and have that historic meeting but that

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Speaker 1: can't happen because of the Pope's health.

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Speaker 2: This treatment has been going on for a long time.

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Speaker 2: You mentioned since February last year. Have they given any

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Speaker 2: wider update on his condition? You know how he is doing.

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Speaker 1: Now. We've been told that he's doing well and that

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Speaker 1: it's along road, and we know that he came back

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Speaker 1: to his almost his full schedule back in Easter last year,

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Speaker 1: and then of course he came to Australia. I'm actually

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Speaker 1: based in Sydney. I'm not in London. I know you

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Speaker 1: recognize that London accent, which is where I'm from, but

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Speaker 1: I'm based in Sydney. We had him here, him and

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Speaker 1: the Queen here in October. He was in Samoa also

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Speaker 1: and this year is expected a full schedule. So yes,

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Speaker 1: it's ongoing treatment. He is not in remission. The cancer

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Speaker 1: is still there. He's a seventy six year old man.

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Speaker 1: Cancer treatment is very unpredictable and also very tiring, and

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Speaker 1: it's a pretty big full time job that he has,

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Speaker 1: so you know, these are little blips along the way.

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Speaker 2: I think, Juliet, we really appreciate your time in Sydney.

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Speaker 2: Julliet reading the Royal Correspondent.

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