The King to return to 'full overseas tour programme' amid cancer diagnosis
The King will return to regular overseas trips next year as he adapts to living with cancer. Charles will fly abroad during the spring and autumn, the traditional periods for official foreign royal trips, provided doctors sanction the travel. The development comes after the King’s recent tour of Australia and Samoa with the Queen he was “determined” to carry out and which was a “perfect tonic” for the head of state, said a senior Buckingham Palace official. The palace official added: “We’re now working on a pretty normal looking full overseas tour programme for next year, which is a high for us to end on, to know that we can be thinking in those terms.” READ MORE: Derelict London home 'in really poor condition' finally sells for £2m after seven years An update about the state of the King’s health or his treatment has not been given but the news that Charles will take on more overseas trips suggests his cancer is being managed successfully. The King “genuinely loved” the...