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The King is "hugely frustrated" that his recovery from cancer is taking a "little longer" than expected, his nephew Peter Phillips has revealed.
It is understandably a very difficult time for the royal family, with both the monarch and his 'beloved daughter in law' Princess Kate battling the disease. And according to Peter - the son of Princess Anne and her first husband, Captain Mark Phillips - Charles is keen to get back to work after some time spent away from royal duties.
The 46-year-old shared an update on the monarch's recovery during an interview on 's The Royal Report, insisting that the King, 75, is in "good spirits" despite being "frustrated" at the amount he's able to do at the moment.
Peter told host Caroline Di Russo, "I think, ultimately, he's hugely frustrated. He's frustrated that he can't get on and do everything that he wants to be able to do.
"But he is very pragmatic [and] he understands that there's a period of time that he really needs to focus on himself," said Zara Tindall's brother, who is currently in Australia as patron of charity , added.
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"He is always pushing, his staff and everybody and his doctors and nurses to be able to say, 'Actually, can I do this? Can I do that?' So the overriding message would be that he's obviously very keen to get back to a form of normality. And he's probably frustrated that recovery is taking a little longer than probably he would want it to," Peter shared.
King Charles' cancer diagnosis was revealed by Buckingham Palace on 5 February. A statement confirming the news came shortly after Charles was admitted for treatment for an enlarged prostate at The London Clinic on 26 January. His type of cancer has not been disclosed. Despite his health setback, Charles and Queen Camilla are hoping to visit Australia together later this year.
It would mark their first official visit to the country as King and Queen, "They would obviously love to see as many people as possible," Peter said of their planned trip
"You know, they are very keen and very active to be able to, you know, be seen and meet as many people as possible from all walks of life," he added. "And that is, you know, that is what [they] sort of set the goal on being able to be seen to be, you know, accessible to as many people as possible."
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