ROBERT HARDMAN: When Charles wears his T-Rex tie, you know he has a spring in his step

By Robert Hardman for the Daily Mail

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His tie said it all. It has been a favourite since he became King, appearing on away days, at Palace 歓迎会s and even a trip to church.

Featuring a blue dinosaur pattern on a pink silk background, it is a cheeky play on his 公式の／役人 'Charles III Rex' cypher. Staff know that when 'C-Rex' is wearing his 'T-Rex' tie, he probably has a spring in his step.

And so it was as the King （機の）カム to the Macmillan 癌 Centre at London's University College Hospital to 示す his 用心深い return to 正規の／正選手 public 義務s for the first time since his own diagnosis in February.

公式の／役人s point out that, for now, he is still を受けるing 治療. However, he was keen to 押し通す home the point that having 癌 need not be a lonely ordeal, nor should it 妨げる a return to work.

Indeed, for some ― himself 含むd ― that can be a form of therapy in itself. The fact that his doctors had given the green light to this event points to a much busier 王室の summer than the one we 想像するd a few weeks ago.

His tie said it all. It has been a favourite since he became King, appearing on away days, at Palace receptions and even a trip to church (Pictured: Charles on a visit to University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre on April 30)

His tie said it all. It has been a favourite since he became King, appearing on away days, at Palace 歓迎会s and even a trip to church (Pictured: Charles on a visit to University College Hospital Macmillan 癌 Centre on April 30)

Featuring a blue dinosaur pattern on a pink silk background, it is a cheeky play on his official 'Charles III Rex' cypher. Staff know that when 'C-Rex' is wearing his 'T-Rex' tie, he probably has a spring in his step

Featuring a blue dinosaur pattern on a pink silk background, it is a cheeky play on his 公式の／役人 'Charles III Rex' cypher. Staff know that when 'C-Rex' is wearing his 'T-Rex' tie, he probably has a spring in his step

And so it was as the King came to the Macmillan Cancer Centre at London's University College Hospital (pictured) to mark his cautious return to regular public duties for the first time since his own diagnosis in February

And so it was as the King （機の）カム to the Macmillan 癌 Centre at London's University College Hospital (pictured) to 示す his 用心深い return to 正規の／正選手 public 義務s for the first time since his own diagnosis in February

It was also noteworthy how tactile he was, shaking 手渡すs and then 持つ／拘留するing on to them, with both palms, in an extra show of 安心. The presence of Queen Camilla always 解除するs the mood, as did the 返答 of Londoners going about their 商売／仕事 while the 明言する／公表する Bentley 巡航するd through the 資本／首都.

One member of the 側近 later 述べるd the 'heartwarming' 返答, as people realised 正確に／まさに who was に引き続いて behind a pair of police outriders.

Visiting 長，率いるs of 明言する／公表する and 政治家，政治屋s might 主張する on 色合いd glass and 速度(を上げる）.

The King and Queen, who prefer plain glass, had 明白に made it （疑いを）晴らす that they were happy tootling along at London's 規則 snail's pace and were delighted by the number of people stopping to wave.

As the car passed through Mayfair, two 除去 men gave each other a delighted high-five.

The last time we saw a 圧力（をかける） pack this size waiting outside a hospital was for a 王室の birth.

Here I met some of the same royalist ultras who （軍の）野営地，陣営d out for the births of George, Charlotte and Louis. I want the King to know he's not alone,' said John Loughrey, a former chef, who this time last year was already sleeping on the 商店街 ahead of the 載冠（式）／即位（式）.

Waiting to 迎える／歓迎する the 王室の couple was the Lord-中尉／大尉／警部補 of Greater London, Sir Ken Olisa. He knows, from personal experience, the 衝撃 a 王室の visit can have on those 取引，協定ing with a 荒涼とした diagnosis.

The presence of Queen Camilla (pictured, left) always lifts the mood, as did the response of Londoners going about their business while the State Bentley cruised through the capital

The presence of Queen Camilla (pictured, left) always 解除するs the mood, as did the 返答 of Londoners going about their 商売／仕事 while the 明言する／公表する Bentley 巡航するd through the 資本／首都

Officials point out that, for now, he is still undergoing treatment. However, he was keen to ram home the point that having cancer need not be a lonely ordeal, nor should it preclude a return to work

公式の／役人s point out that, for now, he is still を受けるing 治療. However, he was keen to 押し通す home the point that having 癌 need not be a lonely ordeal, nor should it 妨げる a return to work

Indeed, for some ? himself included ? that can be a form of therapy in itself. The fact that his doctors had given the green light to this event points to a much busier royal summer than the one we envisaged a few we eks ago

Indeed, for some ― himself 含むd ― that can be a form of therapy in itself. The fact that his doctors had given the green light to this event points to a much busier 王室の summer than the one we 想像するd a few weeks ago

It was also noteworthy how tactile he was, shaking hands and then holding on to them, with both palms, in an extra show of reassurance

It was also noteworthy how tactile he was, shaking 手渡すs and then 持つ／拘留するing on to them, with both palms, in an extra show of 安心

He had been 知らせるd that he himself had 腎臓 癌 in 2015, days before an event where he was 予定 to receive the late Queen.

'I was thinking I'd be gone by Christmas and 予定 in hospital the next day,' he 解任するs.

'Then as the Queen was leaving, she shook my 手渡す and said: 'I do hope that everything is 承認する for you in hospital.'

'I suddenly had this 抱擁する sense of hope. It turned out that I was very lucky. They 除去するd the 腎臓 and I 回復するd.

'But the psychology around 癌 is very important. Days like this do 事柄.' For just under an hour, the couple 小旅行するd both 研究 施設s and 治療 区s. And there was a poignant moment at the end.

After the ritual 贈呈 of bouquets from two children, both を受けるing 治療, the 王室の couple had something in return.

The King and Queen, who prefer plain glass, had obviously made it clear that they were happy tootling along at London's regulation snail's pace and were delighted by the number of people stopping to wave

The King and Queen, who prefer plain glass, had 明白に made it （疑いを）晴らす that they were happy tootling along at London's 規則 snail's pace and were delighted by the number of people stopping to wave

There was no doubt that this had been as much of a tonic for the guests as for the hosts. The King is eager for more 'outward-facing' engagements

There was no 疑問 that this had been as much of a tonic for the guests as for the hosts. The King is eager for more 'outward-直面するing' 約束／交戦s

So where next? The Palace garden party season starts next week

So where next? The Palace garden party season starts next week

There was a toy Jack Russell for Della, six, and three classic children's 調書をとる／予約するs for Ellis, 11, 加える 巨大（な） chocolate coins. Long 雑談（する）s 確実にするd. There was no 疑問 that this had been as much of a tonic for the guests as for the hosts.

The King is eager for more 'outward-直面するing' 約束／交戦s.

So where next?

The Palace garden party season starts next week.

Another 年次の tradition kicks off today. And it's only a short stroll from the 城 負かす／撃墜する to the 王室の Windsor Horse Show…