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Prince Charles is the heir to the British throne. He is 74 years old, the reign of Queen Elizabeth II is not much shorter. The British queen, despite her 96 years, still impresses with her form. What about Karol? What does his health, diet and habits look like?
- Prince Charles is a member of an exceptionally long-lived family. His mother is 96 years old, his father died at the age of 100
- Officially, little is known about the health of representatives of the British royal family. Buckingham Palace, however, reported that Prince Charles was infected twice with the coronavirus
- The heir to the throne’s red and swollen fingers have been attracting the attention of the media for some time. This is most likely Raynaud’s phenomenon
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Prince Charles from a long-lived family
Prince Charles will turn 74 in November. It is the longest-awaited succession in the history of the British throne. His mother, Queen Elizabeth II, is now celebrating her 70th anniversary in Britain. This is, of course, the longest reign in the history of this kingdom.
The length of the reign is due to the exceptional longevity of the royal family. Queen Elizabeth II turned 96 in April. Her mother, and grandmother of Prince Charles, lived 102 years, and Prince Philip, Charles’ father, who died last year, lived to be one hundred years (without two months).
Prince Charles, when he succeeds Elizabeth II, will be the oldest heir to the British throne. We recently wrote about the secrets of the British Queen’s longevity. Now let’s look at the health of Prince Charles.
Prince Charles and physical activity
Both Prince Charles and his father were famous for their slim figure. It may be a matter of genes, and in part also image requirements, but members of the British royal family are famous for their love of sports.
Karol’s favorite disciplines included, among others polo (pending), skiing and swimming. He also enjoys fishing, hunting and gardening.
Prince Charles gave up smoking early
Cigarette smoking has had a rich history in the British royal family, and unfortunately such consequences as well. Several of Charles’ ancestors died from diseases caused or exacerbated by smoking.
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Queen Elizabeth II lost her sister, father, uncle, grandfather and great-grandfather to smoking-related diseases. Therefore, she never lit a cigarette and forced Prince Philip to give up the addiction immediately after his marriage.
Karol himself will not say that he has never smoked a cigarette. However, he started early and abandoned early too. Half-jokingly, he once said that he “quit smoking at the age of 11”. He is now a great opponent of smoking.
Karol was sick in his youth, then broke his bones
The royal family diligently keeps their secrets. So little is known officially about the health problems of its members.
As for the heir to the British throne, he was hospitalized twice in his youth. At the age of 15 he was hospitalized due to pneumonia. The prince fell ill while camping with other boys from the Gordonstoun School at the royal estate in Balmoral.
In February 1962, Karol underwent appendicitis surgery.
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In his adult life, he mainly experienced sports injuries. In 1990, while playing polo, he fell off his horse and broke his arm, and in 1998, while hunting – also after falling from a horse – he broke a rib. In 2001, his hand bones were again damaged after he fell off his horse again while hunting. Playing polo cost him a knee injury in 1992 and a back injury a year later.
In order not to risk further horse riding injuries, Prince Charles abandoned polo in 2005.
The history of his contacts with the health service also includes a hernia operation in 2003 at King Edward VII Hospital in London and removal of a non-cancerous growth from the nose in 2008.
Prince Charles and his sausage fingers
For over a dozen years, the British media has been paying attention to the fingers of Prince Charles. Every now and then there are photos from official celebrations where they are swollen and red. There was a lot of speculation on this subject. It has been written about swelling, arthritis, sunburn, the effects of fatigue, improper diet and long journeys. The prince himself joked about his illness, calling his fingers “sausage”.
However, from time to time similar symptoms were seen on the queen’s hands. Elizabeth II most often wears gloves, but sometimes the label says to take them off. Then, for example during the visit of the Queen of Jordan in 2019, it could be noticed that her fingers were also pathologically changed.
Hence – unofficial of course – doctors’ diagnoses went towards Raynaud’s phenomenon. Raynaud’s phenomenon is a vasomotor disorder of unknown origin where the fingers and toes suddenly turn pale, then bluish and reddened. Raynaud’s phenomenon occurs in both the disease and Raynaud’s syndrome. In the first case, we are dealing with a primary disorder, we speak of the syndrome when it accompanies other diseases.
Raynaud’s phenomenon is a condition that usually does not require pharmacological treatment, the main prevention is avoiding the cold.
Prince Charles and his diet
Prince Charles, like Queen Elizabeth II, has constant eating rituals. Breakfast – as reported by British “well-informed sources” – consists mainly of wheat germ, grains, cereals, honey and fruit, as well as grain tea.
For this a soft-boiled egg. For a long time there have been legends that an egg must be cooked according to strict rules regarding the time and consistency of the yolk. Therefore, each time a few slightly different versions of the egg were prepared. Those that did not meet Charles’ requirements ended up in the basket. The court, however, denied these rumors.
Karol, apart from cereal, does not avoid other teas, mainly green and Earl Gray, of course brewed according to strict procedures.
Prince Charles does not eat lunch. Whether it’s busy or not. This is sometimes quite a problem for people around him during travel or official events. They need to prepare for long hours without a meal, which is best remedied by eating a very nutritious breakfast.
A few years ago, the British heir to the throne revealed that he had seriously changed his dietary rules. Now she doesn’t eat meat or fish twice a week, and avoids eating dairy products for a day. As he admitted, he did it for the sake of the environment and to reduce the carbon footprint, which he also encourages others to do.
During a recent visit to Canada, while visiting a market in Ottawa, Karol praised the benefits of maple syrup, a symbol of Canadian cuisine. “It’s a very good thing for everyone,” he said.
Prince Charles has been waiting exceptionally long in line to the British throne, but in the case of the coronavirus he was “the fastest”. He was the first of the British royal family to test positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus. It happened in March 2020. He passed the disease mildly.
For the second time, COVID-19 caught Prince Charles in February this year. This time also took place without serious consequences.
Great healthcare
Writing about the reasons for the longevity of Queen Elizabeth II, we mentioned excellent and constant medical care. It’s the same with her son. When health requires intervention, they have the best specialists at their disposal, just as specialists try to respond to any early symptoms of any abnormality.
Alternative Medicine
Professional medics have long been disturbed by the Prince’s love of alternative medicine, which is also often mentioned in the British media. A dozen or so years ago, the prince became famous when he said that “he feels proud that he was once called the enemy of the Enlightenment”. He then stated that “he wants to be part of nature, understanding the need to combine the best of antiquity with the best of modernity”.
Karol also opened the Hale clinic, where patients undergo treatments such as aromatherapy, ear candling and detoxification. In turn, his charity organization campaigns for the wider use of homeopathic and herbal remedies.
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