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.

Charles was seen on Friday morning leaving Clarence House by car, seated in the back seat with his window halfway down. A BBC video showed Charles waving at those lining the often

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 waved to well-wishers as he left his London residence one day after a health setback. The British monarch, 76, was photographed being driven away from Clarence House on March 28, the day after he was briefly hospitalized for a negative reaction to his routine cancer treatment.

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.