King Charles Resumes Foreign Tours Post Cancer Diagnosis
King Charles III’s cancer diagnosis will not preclude him from traveling abroad next year, according to a Buckingham Palace official, as the monarch concludes a tour of Australia and Samoa.
“We’re now working on a pretty normal looking full overseas tour programme for next year, which is a high for us to end on, to know that we can be thinking in those terms,” the official told reporters on Saturday night.
Charles was diagnosed with an unidentified cancer earlier this year, but doctors agreed to let him delay treatment so he could travel to Australia and Samoa.
In April, the palace stated that he will make a limited return to public responsibilities because doctors were “very encouraged” with his improvement.
The official went on to say that the monarch “thrived” on the tour’s itinerary, which improved “his spirits, mood, and recovery”.
In that sense, the tour, despite its demands, has been the perfect tonic,” he added.
The tour was Charles’ first to Australia, where he is also head of state, since he became king following the death of Queen Elizabeth II in September 2022.
Charles and Queen Camilla left Samoa Saturday after the marathon 11-day tour that saw the king carry out more than 30 engagements.
The royal couple visited Sydney, Canberra and the Samoan capital Apia, where Charles attended a meeting of Commonwealth nations.
The 56-nation bloc, primarily made up of British ex-colonies, had wanted to focus on a future endangered by climate change, but instead argued about a turbulent history marked by slavery and colonization.
AFP
