Today, November 14, marks King Charles III's 76th birthday and he is celebrating by launching the first two Coronation Food hubs—a legacy project he initiated on his 75th birthday in 2023 to help those needing food support and reduce food waste. The monarch will be proudly inaugurating one hub in person and another with a digital presence. Despite sharing news of his cancer diagnosis back in February, King Charles remains actively involved in numerous royal duties.
But at each public event, watchers invariably zoom in on his distinctively swollen hands, often referred to as "sausage fingers." This unique physical feature became a topic of humor for the then-Prince himself when he quipped about it in 2012 following a lengthy flight to Australia . His comment sparked widespread curiosity over what might cause such swelling.
King Charles attends Gladiator 2 premiere without sick Queen Camilla King Charles worries reuniting with Prince Harry could create 'legal jeopardy' The buzz around his hands escalated after an appearance where he was photographed pouring a pint during a royal duty in 2021. A concerned fan quickly posted on X, previously known as Twitter, asking: "I've never noticed the hands of Prince Charles until this photo. Is he okay? They are so swollen.
" More recent sightings during his six-day Australian tour with Queen Camilla have kept internet users busy, turning to Google Trends which shows a continuous spike in searches for Charles sausage fingers, reports the .
