As King Charles III continued his cancer treatment, Buckingham Palace chose not to include a crucial Commonwealth realm in their most extensive royal visit since becoming king and queen.
In October, the king will attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Apia, the capital city of Samoa, during the royal couple’s vacation to Australia and Samoa. Since revealing his cancer diagnosis in February, this is the king’s first significant foreign trip.
Although Charles’ physicians cleared him to return to a heavier workload in April, they stressed that he was still in the midst of his recovery and that therapy did not end there. It is worth noting that another Commonwealth realm (those that are members of the Commonwealth but also have Charles as their king) is conspicuously absent from the announcement of the Australia and Samoa tour schedule. The newly crowned monarch and queen will not be visiting the island nation of New Zealand, which is situated to the southeast of Australia.
Charles, who had just returned from an official two-day tour of the Channel Islands, attended the historic event in full regalia, donning the Imperial State Crown. Camilla, who celebrates her 77th birthday today, accompanied her husband to the House of Lords to give the second King’s Speech of his reign. Camilla wore a sparkling diamond diadem and diamond collet necklace to the event. Judi James, an authority on human body language, claims that the royal couple’s behavior has changed over the years.
It may have been anticipated that the king and queen would go on a comprehensive tour during their visit to Australia, but that is not the case. Under the guidance of their physicians and with any required adjustments due to health concerns, they will travel to Samoa, New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, and Australia.
Prime leaders from New Zealand have visited Britain frequently in recent years, demonstrating the country’s status as a critical Commonwealth realm. Like Australia and other Commonwealth nations, New Zealand is home to a republican movement that seeks to depose the monarchy and install a new head of state.
