Fans of King Charles III worried about his health: what happened to the monarch’s hands? | Names

More and more photos of the swollen hands of 73-year-old King Charles III began to spread on the Internet. Followers of the royal family are worried – is this a signal that the monarch has health problems?

British doctor Gareth Nye explained to the Daily Mail that the fingers can be swollen due to many medical conditions or simply due to old age.

“Oedema is a visible swelling where the body starts to build up fluid in the extremities, usually the feet and ankles, but also the toes, causing them to swell,” Dr Gareth Nye told the Daily Mail.

Older people may develop this disorder if they sit for long periods of time. King Charles III was repeatedly photographed with swollen hands and feet, noticeable after long flights or trips to hot countries.

AFP/Scanpix photo/King Charles III

The current king has been suffering from swollen fingers for many years, and the monarch himself died in 2012. jokingly called them “sausages” on tour in Australia after a long flight.

People.lt reminds that the Council of Succession to the Throne of the United Kingdom officially announced Charles III, the eldest son of the late monarch Elizabeth II, as the new king in a historic ceremony on Saturday.

73-year-old Charles III was officially sworn in as the new king, declaring that he was “perfectly aware of the sovereign’s duties and great responsibility”.