Britain's head of state King Charles III turns 76 on Thursday, still in the grip of cancer treatment but with his passion for work undimmed by what his son and heir Prince William called a "brutal" year.

King Charles III is to mark his 76th birthday by opening two hubs that will distribute large volumes of surplus food to food banks, schools and community centres. It is the latest stage of his Coronation Food Project, designed to make better use of food that would otherwise be thrown away.

For his 76th birthday on Nov. 14, King Charles will be hard at work, including opening two Coronation Food Hubs as part of his Coronation Food Project. Uniquely, he will spend the day viewing an industrial-sized freezer and eating food that would have otherwise gone to waste.

Britain's King Charles will celebrate his 76th birthday on Thursday by opening two food distribution hubs which are part of his project designed to cut waste and support charities that help those who are hungry.

Britain's king celebrates birthday with full schedule as he makes up for lost time - At an age when many of his contemporaries have long since retired, King Charles III is not one to put his feet up

EXCLUSIVE: "He has chosen to focus attention on this cause - of which he is rightly proud - rather than on himself," says one royal expert.