- King Charles officially opened the new 736-bed Midland Metropolitan University Hospital in Smethwick, West Midlands.
- During his visit, the King met patients, including 85-year-old Jacqueline Page, with whom he joked about old age and quipped, “the bits don’t work so well when you get past 70”.
- He also spoke with 73-year-old prostate cancer patient Matthew Shinda, inquiring about his health and joking about whisky.
- The King met Hernata Yonas, the first baby born at the hospital, and her parents, who arrived just 90 minutes after the maternity ward opened last October.
- This hospital visit was the King's second engagement of the day in the West Midlands, following an earlier tour of the Oratory of St Philip Neri in Birmingham.
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