"I just think he's been really, really busy with everything that's happened this year, Seward said.
Unnamed friends told the Sunday Times newspaper Charles had found the workload surprising but had settled into his role.
Charles' son and heir Prince William was photographed driving him to church in what newspapers said was a sign of a rapprochement.
Then there is the family feud with his younger son Prince Harry and his American wife Meghan.
But there is a generational divide, with the young far less bothered in general about the royal family.
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