United Kingdom, April 10 -- King Charles joked about his health issues as he planted a tree in Rome.

The 76-year-old monarch - who has been undergoing cancer treatment for the last year - began his and wife Queen Camilla's final day of their state visit to Italy on Thursday (10.04.25) by putting a tree in the ground in the gardens of Villa Wolkonsky, the British ambassador's residence in the city, and questioned if he'll be still be around to see it grow.

He quipped to members of the embassy who had gathered to watch: "Well I do hope that I shall live long enough to see a little bit of growth in the tree."

Charles then piled soil over the tree and joked: "It's not manure is it? It usually is?"

A plaque was then unveiled by the king to...