King Charles health update issued by Queen Camilla as monarch 'won't do what he's told'

Queen Camilla has given an update on King Charles' health - and his stubborn attitude following his cancer diagnosis.

The Queen, smiling as she shook hands with celebrities at Hampton Court Palace tonight, was quizzed by hit novelist Lee Child about how her husband is doing.

Camilla had moments earlier arrived at the Palace in London for the second annual Queen's Reading Room Literary Festival, which she founded with a charity in 2023 to promote the benefits of books and reading.

After rubbing shoulders with authors including Harlan Coben, the Queen gave a health update on King Charles to Lee Child, British author of a string of page turners including the Jack Reacher series.

The Queen told author Lee Child that the King is “doing fine except he won’t slow down and won’t do what he’s told”, Child said.
He added that it “sounds to me like a typical husband”.

The King was diagnosed with cancer earlier this year and continues to undergo cancer treatment weekly. At the end of April he resumed public-facing duties and has been steadily increasing his workload. Today marks the first time he has travelled abroad since his diagnosis.

King Charles refrained from making public what type of cancer he has. The King was diagnosed with cancer just 10 days after he was admitted to hospital for a corrective procedure on an enlarged prostate.

Aides said he was diagnosed having undergone subsequent tests while he was receiving treatment at The London Clinic. It is not connected with his recent surgery and it is not prostate cancer.