King Charles III is letting the public know that the battle against cancer is personal.

Buckingham Palace announced that the British monarch has recorded a personal message set to be broadcast Friday as part of Stand Up to Cancer 2025. The campaign, a collaboration between Cancer Research UK and Channel 4 in the country, launched earlier this month with the intent to spread awareness about the importance of early diagnosis and raise money for research into the illness.

Charles' personal message will air at 3 p.m. ET (or 8 p.m. GMT) as part of Channel 4's evening news lineup. It will be followed by a live broadcast from a cancer clinic in Cambridge, England. The king, who went public with his own cancer battle in February 2024, is expected to reflect on his own journey and to speak about the importance of cancer screening programs for early detection.

The message was pre-recorded in November from the Morning Room in his and Queen Camilla's official home at Clarence House.

Charles has slowly returned to royal duties this year, following treatment for an unspecified form of cancer detected in tests after a corrective procedure for an enlarged prostate. He was hospitalized earlier this year after experiencing side effects amid his care.

Charles' cancer battle coincided with that of his daughter-in-law, Princess Kate, who announced a month after the king that she was undergoing preventative chemotherapy for cancer.

Kate called her diagnosis a "huge shock" for her family in a video release by the palace at the time, adding that she and Prince William have done "everything we can to process and manage this privately for the sake of our young family."

In January, Kate announced that she was in remission.

"As anyone who has experienced a cancer diagnosis will know, it takes time to adjust to a new normal," she wrote in a social media post at the time. "I am however looking forward to a fulfilling year ahead. There is much to look forward to. Thank you to everyone for your continued support."

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