King Charles III
He appears to be in a good mood at meetings with the finance minister
Finance Minister Jeremy Hunt and King Charles III. met on March 5th at Buckingham Palace.
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These pictures give the British hope: King Charles III. appeared in a good mood and fit at an appointment at Buckingham Palace.
Although he is still undergoing cancer treatment, King Charles III. (75) returned to his work. On Tuesday (March 5th) he met with British Finance Minister Jeremy Hunt (57).
The monarch appeared to be in good spirits during the conversation in the private audience room at Buckingham Palace. He posed for the photographers, laughing and shaking hands. Charles wore a blue suit and tie. The meeting with the finance minister is usual before the budget is passed. How “The Sun” reported that the king left Windsor Castle at around 9:30 a.m. local time to head to London. He waved to waiting fans from the car.
Charles continues to work behind the scenes
The 75-year-old had not taken on any official appointments in the past few weeks, but continued to work on the state papers behind the scenes. The monarch was diagnosed with a “form of cancer” during hospital treatment for an enlarged prostate in January. Since the announcement of the diagnosis, the king has been seen again and again, for example when attending the Sunday service in Sandringham. However, family members represented him at official appointments – especially his wife Camilla (76). After 13 appointments since her cancer diagnosis, she is treating herself to a break in the sun this week.
Charles was treated at the same clinic as his daughter-in-law Princess Kate, 42, who also underwent abdominal surgery in January. Since then she has not attended any appointments; she last appeared on December 25th at the traditional Christmas service in Sandringham. After all, there was just a first photo of Kate after the operation: The US portal “TMZ” published paparazzi pictures that showed Kate next to her mother in a car.