King Charles's health plan revealed as monarch will stop cancer treatment on royal tour

His doctors have given the green light for the Head of State to continue treatment until he flies and will resume when he returns to the UK.

Doctors have advised the King to avoid visiting New Zealand to prioritise his health.

Royal navy doctors will accompany the royals, providing medical equipment, including a mobile defibrillator and emergency medicine, in case of emergency. They are said to never be more than a few paces away from the King at any time.

The palace added: "In close consultation with the Australian and New Zealand prime ministers, and with due regard for the pressures of time and logistics, it has been agreed to limit the visit to Samoa and Australia only."

King Charles returned to royal duties at the end of April, just two months after Buckingham Palace announced he had been diagnosed with cancer.

The Head of State will travel with his personal packs of blood following in convoy wherever he goes.

Former press secretary to the Queen Dickie Arbiter said: "You've got to make sure that you're covering every eventuality and the aircraft would carry blood in case there was a blood transfusion."

"There's never any guarantee you are going to get the right type of blood at your destination."

The King and Queen will visit Canberra and Sydney before heading to Samoa for the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting.

It is the Monarchs first major international overseas tour since he was diagnosed with an undisclosed form of cancer in February this year and his first trip to Australia since his Coronation in May 2023.

His diagnosis resulted in him temporarily stepping back from royal duties to undergo treatment.

Doctors will also help King Charles's hands, which the monarch spoke about becoming swollen due to a lack of movement in 2012 after a flight to Australia.

King Charles is the Head of State in Australia and has recently received a major popularity boost, according to a new poll.

The poll shows one in four Australians says they have had a more favourable view of King Charles since his inauguration, with one in 20 respondents being less positive.