King Charles is set to be given a rare honour at Sydney Harbour following an apparent snub from Australian officials ahead of his arrival on Friday. The white sails of the Sydney Opera House will be lit up for four minutes with images from previous royal visits to mark the arrival of the monarch and Queen Camilla.

Royal doctors have already given the 75-year-old monarch permission to briefly halt his weekly treatment cycle for cancer so he can visit Australia in what will be his most significant overseas tour since his diagnosis.

King Charles and Queen Camilla are facing an embarrassing snub by leading Australian politicians ahead of their tour of the country.As the couple prepare to kick off their nine day visit Down Under on Friday,

Despite being invited to the reception in Canberra on October 21, not a single State Premier will be present to welcome Charles and Camilla

The King has issued a surprising response to a question about Australia’s future before his five-day tour to the country this week. The stance comes after a request by the Australian Republic Movement (ARM) for a meeting with the monarch during his five-day tour of Sydney and Canberra from October 18-23.