FIT FOR A PRINCESS
Inside luxurious London Clinic where Kate Middleton and King Charles are being treated – including in-house chef
The hospital has treated senior royals, political titans and Hollywood stars
KATE Middleton and King Charles are being treated at the luxurious London Clinic - where patients are served by an in-house chef.
Charles has visited Kate at the private hospital just off Harley Street after he was admitted for prostate treatment this morning.
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The clinic has long been a go-to hospital for the Royal Family and other establishment figures.
It opened in 1932 and has previously admitted Prince Phillip and Princess Margaret.
Patients get their own concierge service, and the hospital's chef serves fish from Cornish boats and meat from historic Smithfield Market.
Rooms have an electronic patient-controlled bed, en-suite bathroom, a safety deposit box, and a TV.
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Besides the royals, the clinic's visitors have numbered Tinseltown starlets and prime ministers.
Lord Cameron, the former Prime Minister and current Foreign Secretary, was born there in 1966.
Anthony Eden, another Foreign Secretary and Prime Minister, attended the clinic for a cholecystectomy in 1953.
And Congressman and future President John F Kennedy was diagnosed with Addison's disease there in 1947.
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Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet was arrested at the London Clinic in October 1998 for crimes against humanity.
Queen Camilla is the hospital's patron and her mother-in-law Queen Elizabeth II opened a £80m cancer centre there in 2010.
The hospital was formed by a group of doctors and officially opened by the Queen Mother - then the Duchess of York - in 1932.
It specialises in cancer, women’s health, urology, orthopaedics and robotic surgery.
The clinic can reportedly treat different 155 conditions, with hundreds of treatments, tests and scans available.
It also operates as a charity, reinvesting in research, education and innovation.
The hospital has about 23,000 inpatients a year, with a further 110,000 outpatients.
The building at 20 Devonshire Place has seven main operating theatres and three additional theatres.
It also boasts six specialist wards for surgeries in urology, gynaecology, thoracic surgery, orthopaedics and spinal procedures.
'UNPRECEDENTED'
King Charles is understood to have visited Kate ahead of his own treatment this morning, sources said.
Buckingham Palace said: "The King was this morning admitted to a London hospital for scheduled treatment.
"His Majesty would like to thank all those who have sent their good wishes over the past week.
"He is delighted to learn that his diagnosis is having a positive impact on public health awareness."
Charles, 75, has been absent from royal duties while he awaits surgery for an "enlarged prostate".
The palace revealed last week that Charles had been forced to cancel engagements for the "corrective procedure".
At the weekend Queen Camilla told well-wishers in Swindon that Charles is "fine".
It is understood that Charles took the rare step of publicising his operation to raise awareness of prostate health.
A statement last week said: "In common with thousands of men each year, The King has sought treatment for an enlarged prostate.
"His Majesty's condition is benign and he will attend hospital next week for a corrective procedure.
"The King’s public engagements will be postponed for a short period of recuperation."
Charles' scare was revealed the same day Kensington Palace announced Princess Kate had undergone an abdominal surgery.
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The Princess of Wales underwent the planned operation on January 16 and is now recovering.
Kensington Palace announced on January 17 that Kate had undergone the surgery, but confirmed it was not related in any way to cancer.
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