Recovering from his latest round of treatment for cancer, the King has been helped by perhaps the best medicine: the presence of three of his beloved grandchildren, who spent their half-term holiday close to him in Norfolk.
Prince George, ten, Princess Charlotte, eight, and Prince Louis, five, have been a source of “positive energy” for His Majesty, who is back at Sandringham following another helicopter trip to the capital for his appointment at the London Clinic hospital.
Meanwhile, the youngsters were at their country home Anmer Hall with their parents, the Prince and Princess of Wales, for the holiday and are sure to have provided a much-needed distraction.
While Prince William, Kate and the children might usually have spent the week skiing or in the Caribbean, this year has been