Like his mother, King Charles III knows the importance of humor.
In addition, the king often joins in on the laugh.
Back in 1980, then-Prince Charles tried to ski incognito wearing a fake nose, bushy mustache and glasses.
More recently, athrowback video featured King Charles' silly sideat the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
When they arrived, the royal couple received a warm welcome from students at Barn Croft Primary School.
As they discussed school lunches, one student interjected, “How old are you King Charles?”
ATwittervideo shows the monarch replying without hesitation, “Have a guess, have a guess.”
One student shouts “96.”
Charles walks away, laughing and turning his attention to the adults in the crowd.
As noted byRoyal U.K., Charles is less than a month away from his 74thbirthday.
Even so, “Seventy-three is so young,” Dr. Sara Bradley toldNBC News.
“Presumably he has good genes and will be around for some time.”
When he turned 70, the king’s self-deprecating humor was on display.
In response to a question about how he was feeling at the time,Charles answered, “Older.
It’s rather like indigestion Many Happy Returns are not quite the same as you get older.”
Jokes aside, Bradley told NBC news she’s confident Charles has many successful years ahead.
It applies to him.
He has the role model of his mother, a highly active older adult."
During their visit, the royal couple had an opportunity to speak one-on-one with the organization’s participants.
Higgins was particularly touched by the queen consort’s caring questions concerning an abusive relationship she experienced.
