King Charles' stepson Tom Parker Bowles gives health update on monarch's cancer treatment

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Tom Parker Bowles has delivered an update on his stepfather King Charles' cancer treatment, assuring it's progressing well. The food critic and author mentioned his mother, Camilla the Queen Consort, is staying strong amidst the tough times.Talking about the tradition of Royal dining - and discussing Queen Camilla's culinary skills - he offered insights into the royally frugal dining habits, explaining: "The King appals waste."Queen Camilla's son, aged 49, shed light on the eco-friendly practices at the royal table: "There is no waste, everything is recycled, everything is used from the table.

If anything is leftover from the dinner, that will be made into something else or appear the next day. Nothing's allowed to be thrown out."A firm advocate of environmental issues, King Charles' sustainability efforts include launching The Coronation Food Project through his charitable foundation last year, aimed at curbing food wastage and helping those facing 'food insecurity'.

Mr Parker Bowles commended, "It's not the King just paying lip service, he practices what he preaches." As a stepson deeply involved in food sustainability discussions with Charles, Mr Parker Bowles admires his approach: "He really is a food hero.

To talk to him about the strange varieties of plums or pears or anything else is endlessly fascinating", reports Gloucestershire Live.After the Palace's announcement in February about Charles battling an unspecified cancer, Tom confirms the reassuring news from the doctors about the ongoing treatment and mentions his mother Camilla's resilience: "She's tough, my mother".In his latest culinary work "Cooking and the Crown," Tom delves into the Royal Family's gastronomic history, tracing it from Queen Victoria's