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King Charles is said to be feeling like a 'caged lion' while stuck at home undergoing his cancer treatment, his Royal pen pals have revealed.
According to the King's close friends who have received personal letters, he has spoken of his 'somewhat battered health'.
However, he is still reportedly beaming with optimism and he is 'full of exclamation marks' when he writes of his hopes of a full recovery.
It comes after it was revealed that Prince Harry and Charles are set to meet for the second time next week after his father's shock cancer diagnosis.
The King's friend told The Times: 'He holds himself to very high standards of public service and genuinely feels he's letting people and organisations down if he's not out there doing all those public bits of his formal role.'
King Charles is like a 'caged lion' while stuck at home undergoing cancer treatment, his Royal pen pals have revealed
Prince William is said to be worried about his 'workaholic' father following his cancer diagnosis
Prince Harry is next week set to meet with his father for the second times since his cancer diagnosis
Another source close to Charles put it more bluntly, however, telling the publication: 'He's a bloody caged lion, driving everyone round the twist if he's stuck at home.'
Meanwhile, a third source said that Prince William is 'worried' about his 'workaholic' father's pace and he 'wants to make sure his father is balancing his recovery'.
Yesterday, it was revealed that the King, 75, has taken on more than 200 new patronages from the late Queen following a major review of charities supported by the Royal Family.
Queen Camilla has also inherited several roles, including the presidency of the Sandringham Women's Institute.
Most notably for Charles, he has taken on the Association of Commonwealth Universities – one of Meghan's patronages before she and Harry stepped down as senior royals four years ago.
In March 2020, the Duchess of Sussex met with representatives from the ACU in private at Buckingham Palace for her penultimate royal engagement, inviting a small group of journalists – including her biographer Omid Scobie. He later wrote that she had taken the opportunity to whisper to him: 'It didn't have to be this way.'
Many will consider it a diplomatically astute move for the King to take on the role –
