The King wants to ride horses again after his cancer diagnosis and plans to appear on his favorite steed in Trooping the Colour.
Charles will return to public duties this week with the blessing of his doctors and will attend a cancer treatment clinic with Queen Camilla on Tuesday.
The King, 75, is still receiving treatment for the disease, but his medical team is “satisfied with the progress made so far.”
Buckingham Palace on Friday announced plans for his first public engagement in four months, which will be especially poignant given his battle with cancer, as well as that of his daughter-in-law, the Princess of Wales, who is receiving preventative chemotherapy for an undisclosed cancer. . .
It has now been reported that the monarch, seen driving to church on Sunday, is determined to saddle up his horse Noble for Trooping the Color in June. He is said to want to be seen “leading from the front.”
King Charles wants to appear on his favorite horse, Noble, at Trooping the Color in June. Pictured: King Charles III meets Noble, the horse gifted to him by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police at The Royal Mews in Windsor on March 11, 2023.
King Charles rides his horse, Noble, along The Mall after leaving Buckingham Palace during Trooping the Color on June 17, 2023.
The King will return to public duties this week with the blessing of his doctors. Pictured: King Charles and Queen Camilla in the gardens of Buckingham Palace on April 10 this year.
The hearing would provide a huge boost to the nation following Charles’ shock diagnosis.
His appearance on horseback is not guaranteed, as doctors continue to urge caution.
Last year, Noble, a black mare who was a gift from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, was a little frisky during the procession from Buckingham Palace to The Mall.
Sources told the Mail that all options are still on the table and that no firm decision will be made until closer to the time, given the nature of Her Majesty’s condition.
It will depend on medical advice, as well as issues such as the weather on the day.
A source told The Sun on Sunday: “It’s a sign of the King’s desire to get back to work and follow the late Queen’s mantra that you need to see a monarch.”
“He’s really looking forward to getting started.” He doesn’t need to appear on horseback in Trooping the Color because his mother retired when he was 60, but he believes that if it can be achieved – and with the agreement of the royal doctors – then he wants it to happen.’
Meanwhile, the Prince and Princess of Wales celebrate their 13th wedding anniversary today.
Kate, 42, married William at Westminster Abbey in 2011 after meeting at the University of St Andrews in Scotland.
