Peter Phillips, the king’s nephew, said the king was “frustrated” by the speed of his cancer recovery and “urged” staff and doctors to return to work.
However, the son of Mr. Phillips- princess anneEldest Princess – Indicates that the monarch is “in good spirits” and remains “pragmatic”.
He made the above remarks during his visit Australia There, he gave a rare television interview in which he praised his mother’s “work ethic” and described his family’s “tremendous affinity” for the country.
Peter Phillips. File photo: PA
talking about king During his recovery, he told Sky News Australia: “I think at the end of the day he was very frustrated.
“He was frustrated because he couldn’t continue to do everything he wanted to do.
“He’s very pragmatic and he knows there comes a time when he really needs to focus on himself.
“But at the same time, he always pushed his staff and everyone – his doctors and nurses – to be able to say ‘Can I actually do this? Can I do this?’
“I think the most important message is that he’s clearly very eager to get back to some form of normalcy and may be frustrated that recovery is taking a little longer than he would have liked.”
King Charles III reads cards and messages sent after cancer diagnosis. Image: PA
The King has been undergoing treatment for an undisclosed cancer since early February, which was discovered after he was treated for an enlarged prostate.
In a further effort to focus on the royal family’s health, the Princess of Wales revealed on Friday that she was receiving preventive chemotherapy for cancer.
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In the interview, Mr Phillips, the son of Princess Anne and her first husband, Captain Mark Phillips, also praised his parents and said it was “remarkable” that his mother was still traveling overseas into her 70s.
“They are both very hard-working and both are in their 70s, but they are still working much harder than they expected,” he said.
“So everyone has a lot to do and ultimately they all lead by example.”
He added that Princess Anne “extremely values” her family time to be able to “relax and return to some form of normality”.
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Mr. Phillips is visiting Australia on behalf of the International Foundation for Arts and Culture.
He said the royal family had a “huge affinity” with Australia, adding “we all have friends here”.
Buckingham Palace announced that the king began receiving outpatient treatment early last month.
Buckingham Palace said the Queen has postponed all public-facing duties following her cancer diagnosis but plans to continue working on his red box of state documents.
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Last month, in his first face-to-face meeting with the Prime Minister since the diagnosis was announced at Buckingham Palace, the King told Rishi Sunak that he had been Moved to “tears in my eyes” by “so many wonderful messages and cards” He received it.
During a visit to Belfast on Thursday, the Queen said Monarch ‘done well’ during his cancer treatment.
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