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King Charles the 'caged lion' and William's fear he's working too hard

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Saturday May 18 2024

He is one of the nation's most prolific letter writers, and it is a habit that has not stopped during his cancer treatment.

Personal letters sent by the King, 75, to friends since his diagnosis speak of his "somewhat battered health" but are also "full of light", according to one recipient.

The letters describe his "determination" to beat cancer, and according to another pen pal, are "full of exclamation marks" when he writes of his hopes of a full recovery.

Charles and Camilla were presented with the Coronation Roll, an official record of the coronation, at Buckingham Palace this week

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A friend says: "I hear determination that he doesn't want to let it slow him down, a pragmatic acceptance of the changes that have had to be made to his programme, and an absolute desire to get back to full speed."

The letters, topped and

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