King Charles III and Queen Camilla will land in Sydney on Friday for their first tour of a Commonwealth nation since the monarch’s coronation.
The importance of the trip is underlined by the fact that King Charles will be stopping his cancer treatment to make the trip, but it also means the itinerary will be less packed for the 75-year-old than some of his previous 16 visits to Australia.
Only those in New South Wales and the ACT will be able to attend public events.
After arriving on Friday night, the royal couple will spend the weekend in Sydney before heading to Canberra.
Monday October 21
The first scheduled public engagement will be from 12:35pm on Monday at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra, where they will visit the For Our Country Memorial.
Those wishing to attend must be there by 11:45am to avoid road closures and allow for security screening.
From 1pm people will be able to see the royal couple at Parliament House, with the public advised to arrive before 12.10pm to again allow for road closures and security measures.
King Charles III will land in Sydney on Friday for his first trip to Australia since being crowned monarch.
Tuesday October 22
The royals will greet the crowd on the Opera House forecourt at 4.20pm and the entry point to the Sydney Opera House grounds will be open from 3pm.
From 4.50pm, King Charles and Camilla will be visible at Man O’War Steps, the historic jetty near the Opera House, as they review the Royal Australian Navy fleet and the defense forces flyover.
The best viewpoints to see this. They are Farm Cove, the Royal Botanic Gardens and Mrs Macquarie’s Chair.
The road closure will come into effect from 3:50 p.m.
Other commitments
In other private engagements, King Charles will tour the National Botanic Gardens at Black Mountain in Canberra.
You will meet CSIRO scientists researching the impact of bushfires and environmental resilience.
Camilla will meet with family and domestic violence advocates and representatives from the organization GIVIT, which helps distribute donations to a variety of charities.
After the fleet inspection, King Charles and Camilla will attend a community barbecue.
Australians of the Year Georgina Long and Richard Scolyer will meet the King to discuss his world-leading research into cancer treatments.
King Charles will meet Aboriginal leaders to discuss culture and community.
The importance of the trip is underlined by the fact that King Charles will be stopping his cancer treatment to make the trip, but it also means the itinerary will be less packed for the 75-year-old than some of his previous 16 visits to Australia.
Meanwhile, the Queen will visit a Sydney library and meet students taking part in a series of writing workshops.
Later, the couple will attend another community barbecue in Parramatta hosted by the NSW Premier, showcasing local produce.
Following his brief visit to Australia, the King will fly to Samoa on Wednesday to attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting and return to the UK on October 26.
Previous visits
King Charles III has been to Australia 16 times.
The first visit was in 1966, where at the age of 17 he completed two terms as an exchange student at Timbertop, Geelong Grammar School, in Victoria.
A particularly memorable incident occurred in 1979 when the then Prince Charles was taking a morning swim at Perth’s Cottesloe Beach, but was caught off guard when Jane Priest, a 26-year-old bikini-clad model, grabbed him by the shoulders to plant a kiss. . his cheek.
In 1983, he came to show his newlywed wife, Princess Diana, with Australians completely trapped in Di-mania.
His most recent visit was in 2018 when he inaugurated the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games on behalf of Queen Elizabeth II.
How is King Charles’ health?
King Charles was diagnosed with an undisclosed form of cancer in February following prostate surgery and has been receiving weekly treatment since.
He will be under treatment until he flies to his doctors, who are reportedly happy for him to stop briefly while he is away.
Immediately upon returning to the UK, you will resume treatment when you return to the UK.