Love Island star invites 'fit' King Charles to his gym

Love Island star Liam Reardon asked King Charles III if he fancied joining him at his gym for a workout.

The pair met at Merthyr Tydfil's Cyfarthfa Castle where the King joined a celebration of his 77th birthday.

Mr Reardon, 26, said to him: "I'm opening a gym next week, so if you ever fancy a little session, let me know, we'll have a little session together."

Charles laughed and said: "I try to do my exercise… Twice a day."

Afterward Mr Reardon, who is from Merthyr Tydfil, said: "He mentioned going to the gym… He said, 'You're opening a gym are you?' I said, 'Yeah'.

"I said, 'Look, if you're ever in the area again and you fancy a session, I'll put you through your paces'. He said, 'Oh, yeah, I'd love to'.

"I said, 'You look fit anyway', he said 'I train twice a day', I said, 'I can tell'."

The guests, who included Gavin and Stacey star Ruth Jones, sang Happy Birthday to the King before he cut his cake - a vanilla sponge, with jam and buttercream made to look like Cyfarthfa Castle.

The castle, built in 1825 by ironmaster William Crawshay, marks its 200th anniversary this year.

Queen Camilla also visited Cyfarthfa Primary School to mark Poetry Together Day.

She joined pupils taking part in a guided reading programme and attended a school assembly where the children performed poetry.