King Charles, Princess of Wales each discharged from hospital

Britain's King Charles left the hospital on Monday after a three-night stay following treatment for an enlarged prostate, television footage showed.

The King, 75, who was admitted for a planned procedure on Friday, waved at crowds as he headed home from the London Clinic hospital accompanied by his wife, Queen Camilla.

Charles departed just a few hours after Kensington Palace revealed that Catherine, the Princess of Wales, had returned home from hospital after undergoing abdominal surgery earlier this month.

Catherine, 42, the wife of heir to the British throne Prince William, was admitted Jan. 16 at the London Clinic hospital after undergoing surgery for a non-specified, but non-cancerous, condition.

The palace said in its Monday statement that she was making "good progress" and was back at home in Windsor.

"The Prince and Princess wish to say a huge thank you to the entire team at the London Clinic, especially the dedicated nursing staff, for the care they have provided," the statement said.

No imminent public activities

The princess is not due to return to public duties until after Easter. Her husband Prince William, the heir to the throne, has postponed his engagements to look after their three children, Prince George, 10, Princess Charlotte, 8, and Prince Louis, 5.

Few details of her illness or surgery have been given as Britain's royals usually regard all medical issues as a private matter.

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Charles, however, chose to publicize his condition to encourage other men to have medical checks.

He visited Catherine in hospital before having a "corrective procedure" to treat a benign enlarged prostrate, a condition common among men over 50.

Buckingham Palace said in a statement the King was grateful for "the medical team and all those involved in supporting his hospital visit, and for all the kind messages he has received in recent days."

Charles's public engagements have also been postponed to allow a short period of recuperation.