King Charles and Queen Camilla could visit India next year (Image: Chris Jackson/Getty Images)
Plans are in the works for and Queen Camilla to visit India next year on
on Saturday that Foreign Office officials have been given the go-ahead to open discussions with potential host nations for royal visits, with proposals for tours of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh reportedly being drafted.
According to The Mirror, Indian PM Narendra Modi has expressed his desire to host the King and Queen Camilla after they had to cancel their trip last time in 2022 after the death of the late Queen Elizabeth.
A source told The Mirror: “It’s hugely encouraging to be able to make such plans for the King and Queen given the year the monarch has had, but it’s very much full steam ahead.
“A tour of the Indian subcontinent is in the offing, which will be of huge political and cultural significance for Britain on the world stage. The King and Queen are the perfect ambassadors at such a time.”
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While plans may be in the works for the monarch to visit the country in 2025, concerns remain high as a result of the Indian PM’s relationship with Russian tyrant , who is still in the midst of a war with .
The leaders reportedly met at the BRICS summit of world leaders last month and on Tuesday, Putin hailed ’s “strategic partnership” with India.
Since then, Mr Modi has said that Moscow’s illegal war in should be “ended peacefully”, a sign that India will not get involved with the physical conflict.
While the King has not yet officially visited India on an official Royal Tour as reigning monarch, he did last month on his way back from Samoa.
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King Charles and Queen Camilla visited Australia and Samoa last month (Image: Victoria Jones – Pool/Getty Images)
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Although the monarch is still undergoing cancer treatment following his diagnosis earlier this year, Buckingham Palace confirmed last month that a is expected to take place next year if doctors give the King the green light to go.
Although nothing is set in stone, Rome in Italy has been suggested as
No details of any trip next year have yet been confirmed by the Palace.