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David Kent & Benedict Tetzlaff-Deas & Stephen White

The 'relentless' schedule for King Charles from his royal breakfast to working hours

Britain's new King Charles III has faced an incredibly busy few days since his coronation.

The monarch became the head of the Royal Family last Thursday when his mother Queen Elizabeth II died at Balmoral Castle.

Since then, he has travelled to Scotland and Northern Ireland as King, as well as standing guard at numerous vigils beside his mother's coffin.

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Queen Elizabeth II's coffin travelled in a procession from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall on 14 September (WireImage)

But the 73-year-old's busy schedule will be no problem to him, a former staff member of his has claimed, per the Mirror UK.

In fact, he never stops for lunch and has a breakfast of fruit and seeds according to Julian Payne, his former press secretary.

"I never saw a single boiled egg at breakfast in all the years I worked there.”

He added: “The King doesn’t eat lunch; so, an early lesson I learnt when out on the road with him was to have a big breakfast or bring a few snack bars with you to keep you going.

“The working day is pretty relentless. Beginning with the radio news headlines and a breakfast of seasonal fruit salad and seeds with tea."

King Charles is wearing his RAF No1 uniform with the Garter Sash and RAF Pilot Wings (AFP via Getty Images)

From there, he hears back-to-back meetings in relation to his charity (The Prince's Trust) and a discussion with his private secretary about matters of state.

He has a "relentless schedule" and only takes a short break around lunchtime, though Julian notes it's never to eat - instead he prefers to get out and about on a walk.

"The King dislikes being inside for too long and always has the windows wide open.” Mr Payne said.

The first real pause in the day will be at 5pm, when the King will stop for tea, a chance for him to recharge, often with the Queen Consort, over sandwiches and a piece of fruit cake.

If there is anything left after the cake has been passed around, it will be placed in a Tupperware box to reappear the next day and the day after that.

Dinner is at 8.30pm sharp and then at 10pm he heads back to his desk, usually until well past midnight.

Mr Payne said the King's habit for late nights is also true of public engagements, where his gregarious approach and willingness to chat to lots of people means these often go on for hours on end.

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