King Charles makes a wry joke about his health as it’s confirmed his cancer treatment will continue into next year [Video]

09:45 EST 20 Dec 2024, updated 14:25 EST 20 Dec 2024

King Charles made a wry joke about his health this afternoon amid reports his cancer treatment will continue into next year.

The King, 76, joked he was ‘still alive’ during a visit to a community event at Waltham Forest Town Hall in Walthamstow when asked how he was.  

Harvinder Rattan, Sikh faith representative, said: ‘Your Majesty, good morning, how are you?’

The King, 76, replied, jokingly: ‘I’m still alive.’

It comes as it was confirmed the king’s cancer treatment will be ongoing in the New Year, although aides stressed that doctors were pleased with his progress.

Elsewhere in the visit, the King was surprised by a woman he first met more than 50 years ago in Japan.

The Monarch was in his early 20s when he first met and shook hands with Caroline Akuffo in 1970, nearly 6,000 miles from London.

But as Charles and Queen Camilla, 77, …