King Charles III is “very good” less than two week after his return to public facing duties, according to a top British politician.
Penny Mordaunt, a minister in Rishi Sunak’s Conservative government, said the king was “so pleased to get back to public duties” during an appearance on GB News.
Charles had a procedure on an enlarged prostate in January and was diagnosed with cancer of a different part of the body in early February, leading him to step back from the public eye for months.
King Charles III is seen at the Royal Windsor Horse Show at Windsor Castle in England, on May 3, 2024. He returned to work in April following treatment for cancer.
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He continued with scaled down royal duties until announcing his return to public duties on April 26. He visited a cancer charity on April 30, his first day back.
Mordaunt, the Speaker of the House of Commons, said: “He’s very good. And I know that he would have been so pleased to get back to public duties. He would have missed it tremendously.
“I think everyone is really pleased to see him back and I know that he wants to do more, so it’s been a good week.
“I think people won’t be surprised to know that he’s completely charming and always calm.
“And he’s also got a really good sense of humor as well. But he’s always asking about how things are going, particularly issues that we’re dealing with in Parliament or about particular groups who he knows that are having a rough time.
“He’s always asking after those people, so he cares a great deal and he’s a delight to work with.”
King Charles braved the Royal Windsor Horse Show on May 3, despite rainy conditions, and is likely to attend a garden party at Buckingham Palace on Wednesday, May 8.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
Jack Royston is Newsweek‘s chief royal correspondent based in London. You can find him on X, formerly Twitter, at @jack_royston and read his stories on Newsweek’s The Royals Facebook page.
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