It will be a huge source of comfort to King Charles that he can, finally, get back to doing what he loves: meeting people face to face.
But it was all knocked off course by a double medical setback at the start of 2024: first his prostate operation and then the announcement of his cancer diagnosis. But the “challenges” – to put it mildly – have been the King and the Princess of Wales’ health news: both getting cancer treatment which took them away from public-facing duties – to the immense exasperation of Charles and his closest advisors.
Yes, he can now press go on a State Visit to the UK from the Emperor and Empress of Japan in late June. Given where Camilla was in the minds of the public 30 years ago, that transformation has been simply remarkable.