King Charles has made a big change to his daily routine at the request of Queen Camilla as he focuses on his recovery.
The King was seen at the annual Easter Sunday church service, with Queen Camilla by his side, leading the rest of the Royal Family. This was his first major public appearance in weeks, as he is currently receiving regular treatment for cancer and has been advised to limit his "public-facing duties" for now.
His nephew Peter Phillips, Princess Anne's son, recently shared that this restriction has left the King feeling "frustrated". But it seems that's not the only change in Charles' life, as Queen Camilla has reportedly encouraged him to break a lifelong eating habit as part of his recovery process.
Charles has always been known to skip lunch, but according to The Express, Queen Camilla has urged him to stop skipping meals altogether. This insight comes from Royal biographer Sally Bedell Smith, who shares in her newsletter Royal Extra that "Queen Camilla has been doing double duty, representing the King at engagements around Britain and tending to his comfort at home. Not unlike Queen Mary, she keeps a close watch on her husband and knows how to hold the line when necessary."
King Charles III has reportedly changed his eating habits and now enjoys lunch after decades of skipping the midday meal to cram more work into his busy schedule, reports the Mirror.
The monarch's former press secretary, Julian Payne, explained that Charles' work ethic meant staff had to find ways to ensure he had enough energy for his long days.
"The King doesn't eat lunch; so, an early lesson I learnt when out on the road with him was to have a big breakfast or bring a few snack bars with you to keep you going."
"The working day is pretty relentless. Beginning with the radio news headlines and a breakfast of seasonal fruit salad and seeds with tea," Julian said.
Charles, an environmentalist, is mindful of minimising his diet's carbon footprint and told the BBC in 2021 that he mostly eats plant-based meals during the week.
"For years I haven't eaten meat and fish on two days a week and I don't eat dairy products on one day a week," he said.
