King Charles is set to scale back his visit to Australia amid his ongoing treatment for cancer.

The 75-year-old monarch and his wife Queen Camilla are due to tour Australia in the autumn but plans for a trip to New Zealand are set to be scrapped amid fears that the King is doing too much after being diagnosed with an undisclosed type of the disease in February.

A source told The Daily Mirror newspaper: "Naturally, it will be a bitter disappointment on both sides to not have the opportunity for the King and Queen to visit New Zealand.

"But all are aware of the King's ongoing health issues and the need for him to pace himself. It's very much hoped there will be further opportunities in the future."

Insiders say that the Australian leg of the tour will be reduced to six days - with a two-day break before Charles and Camilla travel to Samoa for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting.

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