Amidst the cancer fights of Princess Kate and the monarch, King Charles bestows a touching award.

Amidst the monarch’s and Princess Kate’s cancer struggles, King Charles has given a touching award.

Throughout his cancer treatment, the 75-year-old King has personally thanked his elite medical team.
Charles has acknowledged the personal services that Dr. Michael Dixon, the head of the Royal Medical Household, and Dr. Fiona Butler, his general practitioner, have provided to the king and the Royal Family.

The awards follow the double cancer diagnoses received by the King and Princess of Wales this year, and also coincide with Kate’s getting ready to briefly step back into the public eye at Trooping the Colour on Saturday.

In an open letter to the country on Friday, Kate stated that while she is “making good progress,” she still experiences “good days and bad days.”
The 42-year-old continued, saying that she still needs treatment for a few more months and that she is “not out of the woods yet.”
On the King’s formal birthday, Dr. Dixon was named a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO), while Dr. Butler was named a Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO).

Awarded by the King himself, the Royal Victorian Order is given to individuals who have directly assisted the king or the Royal Family, without the intervention of Downing Street.

The King and Dr. Dixon have known one other for many years; the health official is in charge of deciding who gets to take care of the Royal Family.

His selection to lead the Royal Medical Household after Charles’s coronation was met with opposition because of his vocal advocacy of complementary therapies including herbalism and faith healing.

The doctor’s views were revealed by Buckingham Palace to The Sunday Times in 2023, with the statement, “Dr. Dixon does not believe homoeopathy can cure cancer.”According to him, if complementary therapies are acceptable, safe, and supported by data, they can be used in addition to traditional treatments.