Reflections on King Charles' reign
Looking back at the first year since his coronation
Today marks one year since the coronation of King Charles and Queen Camilla. And I don't think anyone could have predicted back in May 2023 that one year on from that milestone occasion, Charles, and his daughter-in-law Princess Kate, would be battling cancer.
Last week the King returned to public-facing duties, carrying out his first engagement since he made his diagnosis public. "I'm all right, thank you very much, not too bad," he told one patient as he visited University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre in central London, with his wife Camilla.
He also sympathised with another patient who was undergoing chemotherapy: "It's always a bit of a shock, isn't it, when they tell you? I've got to have my treatment this afternoon as well."
The King, 75, has been doing remarkably well balancing his royal duties as monarch with his health issues. Last week, I had the pleasure of speaking to royal expert Joe Little, who has been managing editor of Majesty magazine for 25 years. I wanted to know Joe's thoughts on how the King's reign has gone so far…