Overview
- An official Court Circular entry records that on January 5 the King held his first post‑Christmas engagement at Clarence House.
- He received Dr Nathan Ross as Ross relinquished his role as Assistant Private Secretary and personally presented him with the Royal Victorian Order insignia.
- The London return followed a Sunday service at St Mary Magdalene Church in Sandringham attended with Queen Camilla.
- Charles continues outpatient cancer treatment begun in early 2024 and said last month that his regimen would be reduced in the new year.
- Palace schedules for January have not been detailed, and reports suggest broader public duties in the coming weeks with media noting unconfirmed talk of an April state visit to Washington, D.C., at President Trump’s invitation.