Despite a challenging year for himself and his entire family, Princess Kate included, sources say Charles has “a levity about him and a sense of joy.”

The British monarch celebrated his birthday on Thursday by opening two new food distribution hubs - one in person and the other virtually.

The Post hears that the royals are expected to mark Charles' birthday with an intimate celebration this weekend at Highgrove House.

Kate Middleton and Prince William are celebrating King Charles' birthday! See the tribute as the King turns 76 on Nov. 14

The British monarch turns 76 today, November 14, and to mark the occasion, his royal family sent him well wishes via social media.

King Charles was wished a happy birthday by a historian when he was still Prince of Wales, but his unusual reply raised eyebrows,

The King is spending his 76th birthday opening new hubs to redistribute food which would otherwise be thrown away.

King is celebrating his 76th birthday, and will mark the occasion with the opening of his first Coronation Food Hub in Deptford later

The opening of the new facilities coincides with the first anniversary of his Coronation Food Project (CFP), which aims to bridge the gap between food waste and food need across the UK, by saving more surplus food, supercharging food distribution networks and delivering a flexible funding programme to support the wider sector.

The monarch smiled as the group of youngsters sang to him with their teachers during a visit for a food poverty project.