Is King Charles is working too hard?

Medical expert offers surprise opinion

Hello, Royal Clubbers, it’s Millie here. Rare are the days when we accuse a royal of working too hard – usually, we’d praise them for it. Some, like Princess Anne, are known for being the most diligent and committed to their royal patronages and scarcely enjoy a rest day.

But it has been quite the year for King Charles, who continues to be treated for cancer while maintaining a workload that would be enough to test a young person in peak health, last week’s whirlwind trip to Canada a case in point.

The feeling that King Charles may need to take things slowly is one shared by me, but also you as 61 per cent of you said that His Majesty is working too hard in Emily’s recent newsletter. I wanted to know if a medical expert would agree with us and so got in touch with Ade Williams MBE, pharmacist and ambassador for Pancreatic Cancer Action.

Read on to discover:

• The oft-overlooked but vital part of cancer recovery

• The approach the King’s counsel of medical advisers are taking

• The importance of the King’s openness about his diagnosis