King Charles to go on first foreign royal tour since being diagnosed with cancer as he and Camilla make plans to visit Australia and Samoa in the autumn By Rebecca English Royal Editor Published: 22:25 BST, 14 July 2024 | Updated: 22:26 BST, 14 July 2024 e-mail View comments The King will undertake his first foreign royal tour since being diagnosed with cancer , Buckingham Palace has announced. He will travel to Australia and Samoa in the autumn accompanied by his wife, Queen Camilla . Charles will attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Samoa and is also expected to visit Sydney and Canberra in October.
Plans to extend the tour to New Zealand and Fiji have been scrapped amid the King's ongoing cancer treatment. It is not known whether he will still be undergoing treatment at the time of the overseas trip after being diagnosed with an undisclosed form of the disease in January. He has continued to work throughout.
The King will travel to Australia and Samoa in the autumn accompanied by his wife, Queen Camilla. Pictured: The King and Queen hold koalas in Adelaide, Australia in November 2012 King Charles chats to an indigenous elder during a traditional Welcome to Country Ceremony on April 9, 2018 Charles will attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Samoa and is also expected to visit Sydney and Canberra in October. Pictured: The King and Queen in Waitangi, New Zealand, in 2019 Charles is given a grass skirt to wear prior to receiving a chiefly tit.