The King has held an in-person pre-Budget audience with Chancellor Jeremy Hunt at Buckingham Palace.Charles, who is being treated for cancer, continued with his duties as head of state on Tuesday morning.Before a Budget is presented, the Chancellor of the Exchequer meets with the monarch, usually the day before the Government's plans for the economy are delivered in a statement to the Commons.

The King has held an in-person pre-Budget audience with Chancellor Jeremy Hunt at Buckingham Palace.Charles, who is being treated for cancer, continued with his duties as head of state on Tuesday morning.Before a Budget is presented, the Chancellor of the Exchequer meets with the monarch, usually the day before the Government's plans for the economy are delivered in a statement to the Commons.