King Charles III and Queen Camilla will visit Australia later this year, Buckingham Palace announced today.
The royal tour will be held in October and comes after King Charles, 75, was diagnosed with cancer earlier this year, throwing hopes of a visit to Australia in doubt.
But royal officials confirmed the royal couple will visit New South Wales and the ACT as part of a royal tour to the Pacific region.
“Their Majesties The King and Queen will undertake an autumn tour in October 2024. This will include Royal Visits to Australia and Samoa, where their majesties will attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) 2024,” a statement from Buckingham Palace said.
Royal officials said the visit to Australia would be limited due to the King’s continuing recovery from cancer.
“The King’s doctors have advised that a further extension to their majesties’ trip should be avoided at this time, to prioritise his Majesty’s continued recovery,” they said.
“As with all His Majesty’s recent engagements, his programme in both countries will be subject to doctors’ advice, and any necessary modifications on health grounds.”
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King Charles announced his cancer diagnosis in February after the tumour was discovered during a procedure for an enlarged prostate in January.
King Charles, 75, ascended to the throne after the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth II on September 8, 2022, and was crowned in May last year.