It was not the week’s end that King Charles, 76, was anticipating—the monarch was unexpectedly hospitalized on Thursday due to side effects from his cancer treatment. He was quickly released, with a royal source saying that this was “the most minor bump in the road that’s very much heading in the right direction,

The 76-year-old monarch was admitted to the hospital earlier this week for complications related to his cancer treatment.

King Charles was spotted for the first time following his hospitalization for cancer treatment side effects. On Friday, the monarch, 76, was photographed as he left Clarence Home in London. He smiled and waved to onlookers as he sat in the back of a black Audi.