King Charles returned to public duties last week amid his ongoing cancer treatment.
The King has apologised to the Army for making a visit at the last moment but said that he had wanted to come as soon as he had been “allowed out of my cage”.
The King, who is Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Engineers, was met by the Lord Lieutenant Nigel Atkinson and Major General Eldon Millar before he received a salute from a Quarter Guard comprising officers from the school. He shared a joke with Natalie Newman, the wife of Corporal Joseph Newman, when she told him that they had three children.When Cpl Newman told him that his role was as an electrician, he said to Mrs Newman: “Terribly helpful to have an electrician around.”Speaking afterwards, Mrs Newman, 34, from Poole, Dorset, said: “It was amazing, nerve-wracking, but amazing.
Royals latest news He also took the chance to meet families and staff members who waited outside to see him leave and the King told them: “Aren’t you all meant to be having lunch?”
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