King Charles III isn’t doing “too bad” as his cancer battle continues.

The monarch issued a rare update on his health while visiting Midland Metropolitan University Hospital on Wednesday, according to Hello! magazine .

When patient Jacqueline Page told His Majesty she was “wearing out,” Charles noted that this is a “terrible thing” he is “discovering already.”

The 76-year-old quipped, “The bits don’t work so well when you get past 70.”

While chatting with Matthew Shinda about the patient’s prostate cancer, Charles confirmed that he is “not [doing] too bad” himself.

“Half the problem is detecting it … in time,” he added. “The great thing, I think, is they’re getting better and better at dealing with these things. The trouble is there’s always hope down the road.”

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