London (AFP) — King Charles III enjoyed a busy 77th birthday on Friday, seemingly determined to carry on working despite ongoing cancer treatment.

Gun salutes rang out in London to formally mark the occasion, while the monarch inaugurated a train depot in the rain in south Wales.

Charles also attended a reception with Queen Camilla for the 200th anniversary of Cyfarthfa Castle, considered a Welsh historical jewel.

Charles has maintained a relatively busy schedule of royal duties since his return to public life following the announcement of his diagnosis with an unspecified form of cancer in February 2024.

He resumed public facing engagements a few months later with a visit to a London cancer treatment centre, where he met fellow sufferers and spoke of the “shock” of receiving a cancer

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