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On the monarch's 75th birthday, in 2023, he launched the legacy project, which aims to help those in need of fool, while also reducing surplus food being thrown away. Now King Charles will open one hub in person, and another virtually. The King still attends many engagements, even after announcing his cancer diagnosis in February this year.
But when he does make an official appearance, royal fans can't help but notice his so-called 'sausage fingers'. Ever since the then-Prince joked about his hands in 2012, after getting off a long haul flight to Australia, people have wondered what causes the swelling. Speculation grew again after seeing him pour a pint during a royal engagement in 2021.
At the time, one fan took to X, formerly Twitter , to say: "I've never noticed the hands of Prince Charles until this photo. Is he okay? They are so swollen." More recently, fans speculated what the reason could be after his six-day visit to Australia with Queen Camilla.
Searches for 'Charles sausage fingers' are often high, according to data from Google Trends. At the end of 2023, viewers saw the monarch laugh about his swollen fingers during a conversation with son Prince William, in the BBC documentary Charles III: The Coronation Yea.