Frail King Charles has been accused of downplaying the seriousness of his illness after making light-hearted remarks about his health while meeting fellow cancer patients in Birmingham, RadarOnline.com can reveal.

The monarch, 76, has been receiving treatment since February last year but insisted to patients at the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital on a recent visit he was "not too bad." Article continues below advertisement

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Sources close to the royal household claim the King is determined to project strength in public – even if it means masking the gravity of his condition.

"Charles is putting on a brave face because he wants to reassure the public, but the truth is he's much weaker than he le

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