King Charles III and Queen Camilla will visit Australia and Samoa in October, Buckingham Palace said.
Charles is undergoing cancer treatment and has been advised by doctors not to prolong his trip, meaning neighbouring New Zealand will miss the royal visit.
The Australian leg of the trip, at the invitation of the federal government, will see the royal couple carry out engagements in the Australian Capital Territory and New South Wales.
In March, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said plans were being made on logistics for a possible visit.
“The King has shown compassion for Australians affected by recent natural disasters, just as Australians have shown compassion and support for the King following his cancer diagnosis,” he said.
‘The King, Queen and members of the Royal Family are always welcome in Australia.’
In Samoa, they will celebrate “the strong bilateral relationship” between the Pacific island nation and the UK, with the pair expected to attend the 2024 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting.
The meeting brings together delegations from 56 countries from Africa, the Caribbean and the Americas, Europe, Asia and the Pacific.
King Charles III and Queen Camilla to visit the Australian Capital Territory and New South Wales in October
The visit would be the first trip to Australia by a reigning monarch since 2011.
The last such visit was when Queen Elizabeth II travelled to Canberra, Brisbane, Melbourne and Perth.
King Charles has made 15 visits to Australia, most recently in 2018 to open the Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast and visit parts of Queensland and the Northern Territory.
Buckingham Palace says the couple’s schedule will be subject to medical advice and any necessary modifications will have to be made for health reasons.
More details of the visit to both countries will be announced shortly.
Charles, 75, returned to public-facing duties earlier this year while still receiving treatment for an undisclosed form of cancer.
