Buckingham Palace recently announced that King Charles has been diagnosed with a form of cancer. News of his diagnosis came as a shock to many, as the 75-year-old monarch had adhered to a strict diet and exercise regimen for years. Buckingham Palace said Charles was diagnosed with cancer after an unrelated prostate enlargement was discovered during a check-up last month but proved to be benign.

Although the monarch will now take a break from public-facing duties, he leads an impressively healthy life. In 2018, Clarence House released a list of 70 facts to mark the then-Prince Charles’ 70th birthday, which revealed he restricted himself to two meals a day. independent revealed.

Fact No. 20: “The prince doesn’t eat lunch.”

The Telegraph’s former royal correspondent Gordon Rayner earlier said King Charles considered lunch a “luxury” that interfered with his busy schedule.

Julian Payne, the British monarch’s former press secretary, told The Independent: “The King doesn’t eat lunch; so one of the early lessons I learned when going out with him was to have a big breakfast or take a few bucks with me Snack bar. Keeps you going. The workday is pretty unforgiving. Start with broadcast news headlines and breakfast of seasonal fruit salad, seeds and tea.”

King Charles reportedly favors homemade bread made from nutritious flours such as rye and spelt, served with eggs, side salads and hard-boiled eggs – which he prefers boiled for two to three minutes and mashed into the yolks Sauce like texture. Delicacies such as wild mushrooms and plums from Highgrove Gardens are among his favorites, as well as salmon, cheese and crackers.

As revealed in a 2021 BBC interview, Monarch has two meat-free and fish-free days per week, with an added dairy-free day. His commitment to intermittent vegetarianism is environmentally motivated, with a focus on avoiding factory-farmed meat. Buckingham Palace is even looking for a resident vegetarian chef during the month of Charles’ coronation. His dedication extends to a passion for organic produce, as former royal chefs Darren McGrady and Carolyn Robb shared with Delish in May 2023.

McGrady said Charles was dedicated to organic produce “before organic produce was invented” and Ms Robb said the monarch’s farm was one of the first in the UK to be certified organic.

In addition to a strict diet, he also adheres to a strict exercise routine.

The Telegraph reported in 2020 that Charles completed the Royal Canadian Air Force’s five basic exercises twice a day, referred to as the 5XB plan.

This program is designed for pilots who need to exercise without access to a gym.

The royal performed an 11-minute workout that included two minutes of stretching, one minute of sit-ups, one minute of back and leg raises, one minute of push-ups and six minutes of running in place, while doing each 10 eagle jumps 75 steps.

In Prince Harry’s explosive memoir, he mentioned that King Charles often performed half-naked handstands to manage chronic pain from an old polo injury.

Queen Camilla also revealed that the King is an avid walker. She described her husband in 2020, when he was in his early 70s, as “probably the healthiest man of his age that I know.”

“He would just keep walking and walking,” she said. “He was like a goat. He left everyone far behind.”