King Charles gives candid health update as he's forced to cancel overseas trip
Charles has been open about his cancer diagnosis and treatment, and during a recent engagement at Buckingham Palace, he shared a health warning
King Charles shared a notably personal moment with the New Zealand's women's rugby squad, the Black Ferns, at a recent Buckingham Palace engagement. The Royal also expressed his disappointment over having to postpone his trip to New Zealand due to medical advice.
Charles, 75, said: "I am extremely sorry I can't come to New Zealand in later October because of doctor's orders. But I hope there will be another excuse before too long."
He affectionately implored the team with a request: "But in the meantime, give my love to New Zealand, please, and New Zealanders, we get lots of nice Kiwi coming here in this part of the world as well, so we are very lucky indeed."
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The monarch also imparted some sagely advice capped with a dash of wry humour to the young sportswomen, remarking, "And I hope you make the most of your time in the team because you don't stay young for very long, as I discovered, it all goes quicker than you think."
This nugget of wit elicited a warm response and collective laughter from the team, culminating in a merry exchange with the monarch himself, reports OK!. He wrapped up his comments with a hopeful note: "Anyway, I do hope you have great success."
The exchanges occur amidst Charles' ongoing medical treatment following the official revelation of his cancer diagnosis by Buckingham Palace on February 5. The announcement specified that he had started ongoing treatments starting from that date.
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