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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Lifestyle
Kristin Contino

King Charles Says These Days Are "Behind" Him After Giving Up Beloved Royal Activity

King Charles wearing a camel colored coat shaking hands with excited children outside who are waving Union Jack flags.

The Royal Family is famously outdoorsy, with everyone from Princess Kate to Prince Harry enjoying activities like archery, hiking, scuba diving and sailing. But one cold-weather sport a royal simply can’t resist is a day out on the slopes—unless you’re King Charles these days, it seems.

During a visit to Middlesbrough, England on Thursday, Feb. 13, the monarch—a longtime enthusiast of the sport—admitted that he had to hang up his skis while speaking to a Swiss native at an offshore wind turbine base factory.

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