Royal news – live: King Charles to miss key summit days after ‘pause’ in cancer treatment approved by doctors

Poundbury, in Dorset, was designed based on the architectural principles laid out by King Charles in 1989, in his book A Vision of Britain.

In the book, the King stressed the need to preserve each town’s unique character, The Telegraph reported.

Poundbury is built on land which is owned by the King’s Duchy of Cornwall, and was hailed as a success story of the King’s vision.

But locals say the King would be “horrified” if he saw what has happened to the town.

Bins are piling up on the streets as the council refuses to collect residents’ mixed recycling.

Residents claim that rat infestations are now swarming the streets of the town, which was built 32 years ago on the outskirts of Dorchester, with Queen Mother Square the centrepiece.

One resident said the smell is “awful”, while another complained it was an “eyesore”.

“The King would be horrified. It’s like a third-world country, and it’s like this every week,” said another.

The council says it is the fault of residents who do not separate their rubbish.

A teenage cancer patient given weeks to live is being checked on daily by Kensington Palace after she met the Prince and Princess of Wales last week, her mother has revealed.

Liz Hatton, who is fighting a rare and aggressive form of cancer, began a photography bucket list appeal after being diagnosed with desmoplastic small round cell tumour at the start of this year.

The Independent’s Race Correspondent Nadine White reports:

Meghan Markle’s former Suits co-stars have invited her to appear in their new podcast, in which they rewatch the show.

The Duchess of Sussex was most well known for her role as Rachel Zane, a paralegal in the popular show which was put onto Netflix last year.

She starred in the show for seven seasons, before quitting shortly before announcing her engagement to Prince Harry. In her final episode, she finally tied the knot with Mike Ross, played by Patrick J Adams.

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King Charles is reported to be “reluctantly” following a new rule established by Queen Camilla as he continues to battle an undisclosed form of cancer.

Despite having skipped lunch for the majority of his life, has now agreed to have a midday snack for the sake of his health on the advice of his wife and doctors.

As reported by the Daily Mail, a source said: “With some reluctance, he now has something to eat at lunchtime – a snack, really.

“He now eats half an avocado to sustain him through the day. It’s important, particularly if you have got an illness.”

The Duchess of Sussex provided a rare reference to Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet at a charity gala in LA this weekend.

In a video obtained by the Daily Mail, Meghan 43, can be seen speaking to a young boy in his mother’s arms, asking him: “Hi sweetheart, how are you? Past your bedtime, for sure!”

She then asked his mum: “How old are they? Oh, so really close to our kids. Three and five.”

The duchess shares her children, Archie, five, and Lilibet, three, with Prince Harry, but despite their status within the royal family, their lives have been kept relatively private.

King Charles was reportedly unfamiliar with the common kitchen staple that is cling film and is said to have “shrieked” when he first came across it.

Thankfully, the queen consort, Camilla, was nearby to inform him that it was nothing to be afraid of.

Writing in his biography of the late Prince Philip, Rebel Prince, royal author Tom Bower claimed that the late Duke of Edinburgh frequently grew frustrated at how disconnected his son was from the real world.

He wrote: “He walked into the dining room and shrieked. Fearing the worst, Camilla dashed in after him. ‘What’s this?’ asked her husband, pointing at the food.

“‘It’s cling film, darling,’ she replied.”

The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh arrived in Malta yesterday to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the country’s independence.

They have a packed schedule of engagements for the four-day trip and will visit the Grand Harbour’s key Second World War sites and meet veterans as part of a historical tour today.

The couple then will poignantly visit the former home of the late Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Villa Guardamangia, on Wednesday, where they lived as a young, married couple between 1949 and 1951.

James Middleton has revealed that Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis have all stepped into a new role as big cousins.

The Princess of Wales’s younger brother, 37, said the Wales children live just a 30-minute drive away from his son, Inigo, who was born last year.

“My sisters and I are all within 30 minutes’ drive, so there is often an aunt or a cousin passing through, too.

“The cousins all play their role in looking after Inigo – there’s seven of them altogether at the moment.

“I think they’re all impressed at how much of a mess Inigo can make.”

He continued to tell The Telegraph: “But there’s lots of laughter and giggles about.”

Melania Trump has revealed in her new memoir that she is pen pals with King Charles.

The former first lady, 54, claims that the pair, who first met in New York in 2005, bonded on a 2019 state visit over their shared passion for environmental protection.

She described the meeting as an “absolute pleasure” and said the pair now have an “ongoing correspondence”.

“This time we engaged in an interesting conversation about his deep-rooted commitment to environmental conservation,” Ms Trump explained.

Melania: A Memoir is being released later this month.

Queen Camilla has paid tribute to modern-day osteoporosis care as she reflected upon her late mother Rosalind Shand’s experience of the disease.

The queen consort, 76, did so at an awards ceremony at Clarence House on Thursday (3 October), held in honour of those making a difference at the Royal Osteoporosis Society (ROS).

Camilla said of the bone-weakening disease: “You know, speaking from experience … my mother died of osteoporosis, not of the actual disease … it was never diagnosed in those days, and old people were just cast aside as old people, you know, ‘sorry, we can’t do anything about it’.

“Had she lived nowadays, you know, a lot would have been done about it.

“It’s thanks to everybody here that so much is being done for osteoporosis and I can’t tell you how much it’s appreciated, not only by myself but by millions of others across the world. So, thank you very much indeed.”