King Charles Visits 'Holistic' Spa in India for 'Rejuvenation Treatment' amid Cancer Journey

King Charles and Queen Camilla in Delhi, India in 2013.Photo:Chris Jackson/Getty Images Chris Jackson/Getty Images King CharlesandQueen Camillahave been spending some downtime in India. The royal couple stayed at the Soukya International Holistic Health Centre (SIHHC) and are reported to have started their day with a morning yoga session, theNew India Expressadded. They then had breakfast and a “rejuvenation treatment before lunch,” the outlet continued. “Their Majesties had a short private stopover in India to help break the long journey back from Samoa.

King Charles Wasn't in a 'Hurry' to Be Monarch, as Depicted inThe Crown, Says Biographer

King Charles III.Photo:BEN STANSALL/POOL/AFP via Getty Images BEN STANSALL/POOL/AFP via Getty Images When he was heir to the throne,King Charleswas often portrayed as a man impatient to take over for his motherQueen Elizabethand become monarch. The notion was even a plot line in the most recent series of Netflix’s hitThe Crown. Yet biographer Robert Hardman, who has had unrivaled access to palace aides and friends of Charles for his new book, says this was overblown.

King Charles Will Be a 'Very Sincere' Monarch

Prince Charles.Photo: Chris Jackson/Getty His motherbecame the longest-reigning monarch in British history in September 2016 — butKing Charles IIIhit a record of his own back in April 2011. As the Prince of Wales, Charles became the longest-serving heir apparent in British history. Unlike his mother, who succeeded the throne at age 25 when her father died after a battle with lung cancer, the royal had plenty of time to prepare.

King Charles ‘Made His Peace’ with Queen Elizabeth’s Death After ‘Hour at Her Bedside,’ Says Biographer

Prince Charles and Queen Elizabeth on June 5, 2022.Photo:Chris Jackson/Getty Chris Jackson/Getty “He had been to see her and had an hour at her bedside,” says Robert Hardman, author ofThe Making of a King: King Charles III and the Modern Monarchy(out Jan. 18). “We don’t know the extent to which he was conscious during that hour, but he very much made his peace.” Hardman adds, “And the other factor, of course, is that, once you are king, there is so much you’ve got to do that there isn’t much time left to dwell on, ‘If only I’d been there 20 minutes earlier.

King Harald of Norway Says He Won't Abdicate Like Queen Margrethe of Denmark: 'It Lasts for Life'

King Harald and Crown Prince Haakon visit Faktisk.no at Norwegian Press Association on January 23, 2024.Photo:Rune Hellestad - Corbis/Getty Rune Hellestad - Corbis/Getty King Haraldof Norway has no plans to abdicate the throne like his Danish counterpart,Queen Margrethe. Harald became monarch at age 53 upon the death of his father, King Olav, in January 1991. Harald had time to prepare, as he had been acting asCrown Prince Regentsince his father became ill in the spring of 1990, hisroyal biostates.