‘My good friend the King is so courageous’, says gardening guru Alan Titchmarsh as he displays at the monarch’s fight with most cancers

Gardening guru Alan Titchmarsh has spoken of his admiration for King Charles for ‘battling on’ regardless of the inevitable fatigue brought about through his most cancers remedy.

The veteran broadcaster is a long-standing good friend of the monarch, who continues to be present process remedy for an undisclosed most cancers which was once identified in 2024.

In March the King was once admitted to health facility with transient uncomfortable side effects from his most cancers remedy however was once again at paintings simply 10 days later as he performed a state consult with to Italy in April.

Speaking completely to The Mail, Mr Titchmarsh mentioned: ‘He has had his share of ill health.

‘I feel for him hugely, to battle on as he has through that and still be as resolved to make a difference as he is, when he must be incredibly fatigued. He’s a person with a huge sense of goodwill and kindness.’

The two males, who’re each 76, percentage a love of gardening and worry for the surroundings.

‘He very kindly calls me a friend,’ added Mr Titchmarsh.

‘We first met 40 years ago so I’ve recognized him for a very long time. I designed some gardens for folks with mobility problems and he got here to open them in 1985 after we had been each in our 30s.

The pair, who’re each 76,  first met 40 years in the past and now imagine each and every different pals

‘He told me he used to listen to me on the radio. You don’t believe the long run king would even know who you might be. 

‘But he did, and we’ve saved involved a majority of these years.’

On Thursday, Mr Titchmarsh was once on the King’s Foundation Awards rite at St James’ Palace. 

The charity, based through the King in 1990 and based totally at Dumfries House in Ayrshire, has skilled greater than 115,000 scholars in conventional crafts and environmental schooling.

Mr Titchmarsh mentioned: ‘The gardens at Dumfries House were a wilderness but King Charles has invigorated the place, helped by local enthusiasm.

‘He is a man who gets things done. He genuinely cares about people. 

‘We both believe in handing on the baton to the next generation, bequeathing skills to them and leaving the place in a fit state.

‘He used to be such a voice in the wilderness and people thought he was from left field, but now his views are mainstream.’