King Charles and Queen Camilla Conclude Royal Tour of Australia and Samoa: See the Best Photos!

King Charles and Queen Camilla attend a farewell ceremony, on the final day of the royal visit to Australia and Samoa at the Siumu Village on Oct. 26, 2024 in Apia, Samoa.Photo:Aaron Chown - Pool/Getty Aaron Chown - Pool/Getty King CharlesandQueen Camilla’s royal tour of Australia and Samoa kicked off on Friday, Oct. 18 and will run through Saturday, Oct. 26. This tour marks a first for the King, as it’s his first visit to a Commonwealth realm since taking the throne in September 2022; it is also his first trip of this size and scope since announcing he had beendiagnosed with cancerearlier this year.

King Charles and Queen Camilla Receive Warm Welcome in Sydney, the First Leg of Their Two-City Australian Tour

King Charles and Queen Camilla arrive in Sydney, Australia, on Oct. 18, 2024.Photo:The Royal Family/Instagram The Royal Family/Instagram King Charleshas been to Australia 16 times previously — but this visit, which is his first as monarch, is markedly different than those before it. Aftertouching down in Sydneyin a downpour at roughly 8:30 p.m. local time on Friday, Oct. 18, the King, 75, andQueen Camilla, 77, will spend the weekend in Sydney before heading to Canberra, the only other city they’ll visit in Australia.

King Charles and Queen Camilla Speak Out Following Maggie Smith's Death: 'A National Treasure'

King CharlesandQueen Camillaare rememberingDame Maggie Smith. On Sept. 27, the King released a statement following thedistinguished British actress' deathat age 89. “My wife and I were deeply saddened to learn of the death of Dame Maggie Smith. As the curtain comes down on a national treasure, we join all those around the world in remembering with the fondest admiration and affection her many great performances, and her warmth and wit that shone through both on and off the stage,” the King said in a statement.

King Charles Begins Summer Stay at Balmoral Castle in Scotland — Did the Naughty Pony Behave This Year?

King Charles greets Shetland pony Cruachan IV (mascot of the Royal Regiment of Scotland) at Balmoral Castle in Scotland on Aug. 19, 2024.Photo:Jane Barlow/PA Images via Getty Jane Barlow/PA Images via Getty King Charlescame face-to-face with a pony known for causing trouble as he was officially welcomed toBalmoral Castlein Scotland. The monarch, 75, was welcomed to the royal residence, where the British royal family traditionally retreats in the late summer, with a small ceremony on Aug.

King Charles Believes Australia Keeping Him Head of State Is ‘a Matter for the Australian Public to Decide’

King Charles waves to the crowds after attending the Royal Maundy Service at York Minster on April 6, 2023 in York, England.Photo: Ian Forsyth/Getty Ahead of his upcoming visit to Australia,King Charleshas said he would not stand in the way if the country wanted to become a republic. King Charles, then Prince of Wales, and Queen Camilla, then Duchess of Cornwall, walk on Broadbeach on April 5, 2018 in Gold Coast, Australia.