King Charles makes surprising decision to 'suspend' cancer treatment.

King Charles III will “pause” his cancer treatment, understood to be a weekly treatment, for 11 days as he embarks on his high-profile royal tour of Australia next week.

The 75-year-old royal was diagnosed with cancer in February this year and has been receiving weekly treatment since then. The palace has not said what the treatment is like, nor has it specified what type of cancer the king is suffering from.

However, the Daily Mail reported on Monday that the 75-year-old monarch was told by doctors that he could pause his treatment for 11 days when he and Queen Camilla leave for Australia on October 18, accompanied by a traveling doctor.

The tour will see the King visit Sydney and Canberra, before Charles travels to the South Pacific nation of Samoa, where he will attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM).

The post said the king will “continue his ongoing cancer treatment until his flight” and will “resume” his treatment “once he returns to the UK after the 30,000 mile round trip journey”.

Following his mother's principle that the monarch “has to be seen to be believed,” the king has tried to maintain a high profile and a stable, if altered, schedule of events since he was treated for an enlarged prostate The illness was diagnosed at the beginning of the year. When he travels around London, including while undergoing cancer treatment, he often travels in a ceremonial carriage with large windows so that he can be photographed.

The trip to the southern hemisphere is a prime example of how palace planners are trying to keep the king in the public eye while looking after his health. The king's travel schedule includes a full day of rest.

The trip was originally significantly longer with a New Zealand leg that was canceled in the summer.

The king's ability to undertake the tour was seen as evidence of his resilience and the successful outcome of his treatment.

However, as The Daily Beast reported last week, the king's decision to announce his cancer has forced his relatives and royal aides to consider what King William V's reign will mean for them.

Buckingham Palace did not respond to a request for comment.