King shares his secret workout routine with Olympic champions at Palace meetup
British monarch keeps up twice-daily workout sessions despite health treatment. During Palace gathering with Olympic stars King discussed his exercise habits and showed great interest in athletes achievements
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
Please be careful Is it basically like Strictly Come Dancing on ice? Thats amazing
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
