VIEWPOINT
Jenni Murray
As the King turns 75, our columnist is in awe at the hard work and devotion shown by him and Queen Camilla so late in life
A veryhappy 75th birthday to His Majesty King Charles III and an outpouring of my admiration for his frankly brilliant tackling of the biggest of jobs. How on earth have he and Queen Camilla, his senior by a year – she’s now 76 – managed to face the extraordinary demands placed upon them day after day, at a time when near contemporaries like me (I’m 73) are thinking of slowing down? I’ve had a lifetime of worrying about my appearance. Every day I would get up at 5.30am, shower, walk the dogs, drink two large cups of coffee, do my hair, put on my make-up and go to work to meet the widest range of people. It was only for the radio – I didn’t have to be done up to the nines, but I made the effort out of respect for those I was to interview.