King Charles has a “terrible memory” and sleeps in an oxygen tent to combat sinus problems, a new royal biography claims.
The book My Mother and I, by Ingrid Seward, claims that Her Majesty remedies her worsening memory by writing her thoughts in notes she keeps in her breast pocket.
While the king, 75, has a wealth of knowledge of history, his short-term memory is believed to be problematic, with Charles reportedly saying his “memory is appalling.”
Seward, editor-in-chief of Majesty magazine, also wrote that the King “has no sympathy for trivial ailments and combats his own sinus problems by sleeping in an oxygen tent.”
While the 75-year-old King (pictured earlier this month) has a wealth of knowledge of history, his short-term memory is believed to be problematic, with Charles reportedly saying his “memory is appalling.”
The book My Mother and I, by Ingrid Seward (pictured), claims that Her Majesty remedies her worsening memory by writing her thoughts in notes she keeps in her breast pocket.
Written before the King’s cancer diagnosis earlier this month, Seward detailed Charles’ childhood health problems while at Cheam, his first boarding school.
He said Charles fell ill frequently as a child, was prone to catching colds, and had his tonsils removed when he was eight.
At school, Seward describes Charles as “uncoordinated and overweight” and “unsuited to the regimen of cold showers and freezing bedrooms.”
It was a trip to Australia at the age of 17 that fostered in the King a love of sports, such as polo and skiing, which later earned him his nickname ‘man of action’.
The King is currently receiving a regular treatment program for cancer that was identified during a procedure for a benign but unrelated enlargement of the prostate.
Buckingham Palace announced the diagnosis on February 5 in a statement, saying Her Majesty had “begun a program of regular treatments, during which time doctors had advised her to postpone her public-facing duties.”
“During this period, His Majesty will continue to conduct state affairs and official formalities as usual.”
The king is said to have informed his two sons, Prince William and Prince Harry, of his diagnosis.
Written before the King’s cancer diagnosis earlier this month, Seward (pictured) details Charles’ childhood health problems while at Cheam, his first boarding school.
Prince Harry, 39, traveled to Britain shortly after the announcement but is said to have only spent about 45 minutes talking to his father.
He has since told Good Morning America that he “loved his family.”
The Duke added that he has more trips to the UK planned and will try to “stop and see the family as much as I can”.
On February 10, the King broke his silence for the first time since the announcement and sent his sincere thanks for the messages of support he had received from the public.
Her Majesty said he was “encouraged” to know his experience is inspiring others across the country to get checked.