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The King has personally honoured his medical team after his battle with cancer this year.
Charles has recognised his GP, Dr Douglas Glass, and his physician, Professor Richard Leach, for their personal services to the monarch and the royal family.
It comes after His Majesty and the Princess of Wales were both diagnosed with cancer this year.
Dr Glass, the apothecary to the King, has been appointed a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (RVO).
He previously served as Queen Elizabeth’s apothecary and was the medical professional in attendance at Balmoral when she died.
Meanwhile Professor Leach has been made a Lieutenant of the RVO.
He is a consultant physician at the private King Edward VII’s Hospital in central London where members of the royal family have been treated for decades.
The King has personally honoured his medical team after his battle with cancer this year
Doctor Douglas Glass (pictured) has been recognised by the King following his cancer battle this year
Professor Richard Leach (pictured) has been recognised by the King for services to the monarch and his royal family
Awards under the RVO are in the King’s gift and are bestowed independently of Downing Street to people who have served the monarch or the royal family in a personal way.
Others to receive the Royal gong include Commander Robert Dixon, dubbed the ‘hot equerry’.
He has served as equerry to the Prince and Princess of Wales, where he was known as William’s ‘right hand man’, but is set to return to the Royal Navy.
The late Queen Elizabeth’s lady in waiting, Dame Annabel Whitehead, is made Dame Grand Cross of the RVO.
Queen Camilla also appears to have had a hand in awarding several royal honours.
Her Queen’s Companion, Sarah Troughton, the Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire, is made Dame Commander. She serves as a modern-day lady-in-waiting.
The queen’s country dresser, Shona Williams, is made a member of the RVO, as is her couturier, Roy Allen. Meanwhile Camilla’s vet, Roderick Benson, is made Lieutenant of the RVO.
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