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King Charles joked about his health, saying he was alive, when he was asked by an Indian-origin health about his well-being at an event in the borough of east London.
King Charles meeting with Harvinder Rattan, at Waltham Forest Town Hall an Indian-origin Sikh man, in the borough of east London. (Credits: Royal Family YouTube channel)
New Delhi,UPDATED: Dec 22, 2024 13:16 IST
An Indian-origin man asked King Charles, who is recovering from cancer, about his health at an event in the borough of east London. The 76-year-old monarch quipped that he was still alive.
The light-hearted conversation occurred on Friday when King Charles and Queen Camilla attended a reception at the Waltham Forest Town Hall to celebrate community cohesion. It also came days before the royal couple take a break from their duties to celebrate Christmas, people.com reported.
"Your Majesty, good morning, how are you?" Harvinder Rattan, a Sikh man, asked King Charles at the reception, as seen in a video shared by The Daily Mail. In response, King Charles joked with a smile, "I am still alive."
Meanwhile, Buckingham Palace sources confirmed that the King's cancer treatment will continue into next year and that the monarch was moving "in a very positive direction". The palace announced in February that the King was diagnosed with cancer.
The diagnosis of cancer, which was not revealed by palace aides, is now in a "managed condition".
"His treatment has been moving in a positive direction and as a managed condition the treatment cycle will continue into next year," palace sources said on Friday. The King has made multiple trips around the UK and abroad amid his cancer treatment.
Like her father-in-law, Kate Middleton was also diagnosed with cancer in March and announced in September that she completed her chemotherapy. She and Prince William did not attend King Charles's lunch on Thursday ahead of Christmas, in what was a break of tradition.
It later emerged that the Prince and Princess of Wales were never expected to attend the King's lunch and they were in their country home in Norfolk with their children - Prince George, 11, Princess Charlotte, 9, and Prince Louis, 6, people.com reported.
Kate Middleton and Prince William are expected to spend Christmas with the King at Sandringham and will also spend some time with the royal family in the run-up to New Year.
Published By:
Prateek Chakraborty
Published On:
Dec 22, 2024
