King Charles will be joined by two doctors in Australia amid health fears, as Queen Camilla is “not keen on the trip”, according to inside sources.
The King, 75, and Queen, 77, will visit Oceania on Friday, October 18, before wrapping up on Saturday, October 26.
Joining the royal entourage will be two doctors, according to reports in The Times, as news emerged earlier this week that the King will “pause” cancer treatments while abroad.
The royal tour will include “a number of concessions to prevent him from being overworked,” and the monarch is understood to be monitored closely during the visit.
King Charles to be joined by two doctors in Australia amid health fears as Queen Camilla ‘not keen on trip’GettyA Palace source speaking to the publication said the decision to pause his cancer treatment, which will resume when he returns to the UK, “followed doctors’ advice.”
It comes as Queen Camilla is understood to be “not keen” on the royal trip to Australia amid her husband’s health battle.
Friends of the Queen claimed she was “happy” the King is not travelling to Azerbaijan for COP29 next month, as he needs to focus on his recovery.
An insider told The Daily Beast: “Camilla will be pleased he is not going straight off to Azerbaijan.
The King was diagnosed with cancer earlier this year PA“She didn’t particularly want him to go to Australia, and she will be encouraging him to take it easy once he gets back—never an easy task.”
King Charles was diagnosed with cancer following a procedure to treat a benign enlarged prostate in January.
On February 5, Buckingham Palace announced that the King would begin cancer treatment, which he was diagnosed with following the procedure.
The Palace clarified that Charles’s cancer was not prostate cancer, though it did not specify what type or stage of cancer the King had been diagnosed with.
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King Charles paused public-facing duties temporarily earlier this year when he began cancer treatmentGetty
The King’s announcement in February of his diagnosis came about six weeks ahead of Princess Kate’s own March 22 announcement that she, too, had been diagnosed with cancer.
She later announced in an emotional September 9 video message that she had completed chemotherapy, and on October 10 made a surprise return to royal engagements alongside her husband Prince William.
In April, Buckingham Palace announced that Charles was “greatly encouraged” by the news from his doctors that he could resume public-facing duties while his treatment continued.
A Palace spokesman said in the spring that it was “too early to say” how long the King’s treatment would continue, but added that his doctors were “sufficiently pleased with the progress made so far.”
The King officially resumed front-facing duty on April 30 by visiting the University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre and has had a jam-packed diary since.