King Charles III was left in hysterics as he refreshed his CPR skills under the watchful eye of nursing cadets at the Royal College of Nursing in London on Tuesday, 11 March.

The monach has been trained in the emergency resuscitation procedure and was happy to join a demonstration when he visited the college to celebrate a scheme introducing young people to the healthcare profession.

Mia Alami, 17, guided the King’s actions and told him to “keep your arms straight.”

When he reached 28 chest compressions, counted by the teenager, he received a round of applause and later joked: “At least I haven’t broken it.”