King Charles, the only British monarch who has spent time living in Australia, arrives on Friday for his inaugural visit to an overseas realm as sovereign, his first major foreign trip since being diagnosed with cancer.

It is the first time since Charles assumed the throne that he will visit one of the 14 countries outside the U.K. where he is head of state.

The physicians will join the royal entourage after news broke that the monarch decided to “pause” cancer treatments while abroad.

King Charles's visit to Australia hit an obstacle as none of the Australian premiers plan to attend his celebratory dinner. See more, here.

King Charles is back in action with a new tour to Australia, his most extended one since his cancer diagnosis and his first tour to that continent as King. King Charles and Queen Camilla last visited

Monarchists in Australia have accused state premiers of "insulting" King Charles and Queen Camilla after they declined to attend a welcome reception for the pair. Charles, 75, who has visited Australia 16 times,

Charles and Camilla will be on an 11-day Royal Tour, traveling to both Australia and Samoa, and in order to make this happen, they will be bringing some back-up.