King Charles is at ‘greater risk’ than cancer

King Charles III is gearing up for his first international trip to Australia since ascending the throne in September 2022, but there are some risks involved.

This highly anticipated visit to a foreign country with his wife Queen Camilla from October 18 will be Charles’ first international engagement amid cancer, as his previous trip to New Zealand was canceled over the summer.

While this royal trip will come across as a sign of Charles’ resilience and strength amid his battle against the deadly disease, those close to him fear the risk of strict media scrutiny during his weeks-long engagements.

A former royal staffer suggests that the company will not be able to control the media in the same way as they do in their own country, so they will have to rely on outside agencies for security.

“This time too it’s a risk,” the former royal aide told the Daily Beast, adding: “The royal roster (the accredited group of British royal correspondents who travel with the king) is not that big of a deal – that they are not. “I’m not going to say anything controversial about Charles’ health unless he literally drops dead on the street.”

They further explained: “But the Australian media does not operate under the same kind of restrictions. If anything goes wrong on tour – from a bad trip or a fall to a canceled engagement or God forbid, an early departure – they’ll go to town for it, and the British omertà will likely disappear in its wake.

“The decision to travel to Australia is, in a sense, a gamble,” the former courtier claimed.

“It’s about proving he’s not going to die, to put it bluntly. The problem is that when something goes wrong, people will come to the opposite conclusion. For Charles, it’s a make or break situation, I think,” they noted.

King Charles and Queen Camilla will begin their tour of Australia from October 18, 2024 to assess the Australian Naval Fleet in Sydney.