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Court Circular Shows King Charles Has Busiest Year of Reign During Cancer Treatment

PA analysis counts 175 engagement days, reflecting wider travel alongside steady constitutional work.

Overview

  • The official record lists 175 days with engagements over the past year, up from 133 in his second year and 161 in his first.
  • Overseas duties included Australia and Samoa in October 2024, Auschwitz 80th anniversary events in Poland on 27 January, a four‑day Italy visit with an address to parliament in April, and a two‑day Canada trip in May to open Parliament.
  • Constitutional activity included 22 formal audiences with the prime minister during the year and 11 meetings of the Privy Council.
  • Buckingham Palace disclosed his cancer diagnosis in February 2024, yet he maintained regular audiences even during reduced public visibility in March and April 2024.
  • The wider royal workload stayed robust, with the Princess Royal recorded on 189 days and Queen Camilla on 103, alongside high‑level meetings with Volodymyr Zelensky in June and Emmanuel Macron in July.