An expert has voiced concern for the wellbeing of King Charles after photographs from his tour of Australia showed signs of ill-health. The monarch’s lips have appeared red and inflamed in several photographs - a symptom consistent with chemotherapy , an unnamed senior oncologist told Daily Mail Australia. His Majesty, 75, paused his cancer treatment ahead of the tour Downunder, which began in Canberra on October 18.

He and his wife, Queen Camilla , then travelled to Sydney, and were to arrive in Samoa today. “ Several cancer treatments can cause soreness of the lips and mouth, which is consistent with those photos,” the anonymous oncologist told the media outlet. “But I wouldn’t want to speculate on what treatment he might be having given it is not public knowledge .

.. Good on him for making the trip and giving it a royal red hot crack.

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