King Charles maintains a strong-daily fitness schedule doing pull-ups and squats (a routine he picked up during his military days) At the recent Buckingham Palace get-together with Olympic champions he spoke about his health-conscious approach while getting treatment
The soon-to-be 76-year old monarch hosted a high-profile event with his sister Princess Anne and the Duchess of Gloucester while Queen Camilla stayed home recovering from a chest problem. Despite coming back from a long Australia-Samoa trip the King seemed energetic; making jokes with guests and skipping the fancy snacks served at the reception
Bronze medalist Jack Laugher had an interesting chat with the King about sports facilities: the monarch even remembered their previous meeting from the MBE ceremony. The champion diver mentioned his teammate Tom Daley couldnʼt come because he was busy with a knitting show in Japan
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Dame Sarah Storey Britains top Paralympic athlete shared her excitement about the Kings long-time support of her career. The youngest ParalympicsGB team member 13-year old Iona Winnifrith also got to meet the monarch - though she was disappointed about Queen Camillas absence