Eight months after his cancer diagnosis was revealed, this royal tour is important for Charles - and the monarchy.

The King and Queen are set to arrive in Australia for the start of a historic tour to the South Pacific. The royal couple will be in Canberra and Sydney for six days in Charles’s first visit to a realm – countries where he is head of state – since assuming the throne. They will follow in the footsteps of many past royal visitors to Australia.

King Charles III and Queen Camilla will soon arrive in Sydney on the first Australian visit by a reigning monarch in more than a decade

King Charles III is set to make his longest trip abroad since starting cancer treatment, but Australians are not exactly excited about his imminent arrival.

King Charles III and Queen Camilla will arrive in Sydney on Friday for the first Australian visit by a reigning monarch in more than a decade, a trip that has rekindled debate about the nation’s constitutional links to Britain.

King Charles III arrives in Australia on Friday, beginning the most strenuous foreign trip since his cancer diagnosis and a tour showcasing busy barbecues, famed landmarks and pressing climate dangers.

King Charles going ahead with his royal tour of Australia despite still undergoing cancer treatment shows the significance of the monarch’s trip, according to King’s College London royal historian Dr George Gross.

Anti-monarchy protests are planned for the King’s first tour of Australia as its head of state. Charles and Queen Camilla begin a five-day visit to Australia on Friday, the King’s first long-haul overseas trip since his cancer diagnosis.