King Charles and Queen Camilla to begin Australia trip | BBC News

King Charles and Queen Camilla are on their way to Australia for the biggest overseas trip since the King began cancer treatment in February. It is a visit which has reopened questions about the future of the monarchy in Australia - and the debate about whether the country should become a republic. For some, the fact that King Charles is travelling over 16,000 km (10,000 miles) across 10 different time zones - all while going through cancer treatment - is a testament to his love of Australia. But amid a cost-of-living crisis, many other Australians have failed to take notice of the trip at all - while some campaigners have tried to frame it as the Royal Family’s “farewell tour”. It’s a question that the government has, for now at least, put on ice - while King Charles earlier this week reiterated longstanding Palace policy that the matter should be left for the “public to decide”. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news #Australia #BBCNews