The King had held his first in person audience with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak since his cancer diagnosis.

The King had held his first in person audience with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak since his cancer diagnosis, in the private audience room at Buckingham Palace tonight. Told he was looking well, the King joked: “Well it’s all done by mirrors.” He also revealed how he had been “practically reduced to tears” by all the messages of support. The PM was introduced by the new Equerry to The King, Lt Commander Will Thornton of the Fleet Air Arm, who was making his formal debut in the role