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On Saturday, King Charles and Queen Camilla wrapped up their week-long tour of Australia and Samoa with a visit to the village of Siumu, where Charles received a brand new title.

According to the Samoan Observer, the villagers gave him the honor of ‘To’aiga o Tumua’, which means ‘supreme chief’ in their dialect. Despite the downpour, the people of Siumu went ahead with the traditional ”ava ceremony while the king and queen watched.

“I will always remain devoted to this part of the world and I hope I will live long enough to come back and see you again,” said King Charles. “We will take with us, I promise you, very special memories of our time here. Thank you for our wonderful gifts.” In fact, the Queen was captured on camera bending down and bursting into tears, after the King’s indirect reference to his difficult battle with cancer.

It should be noted that according to Vanity Fair, the royal couple had hoped to add a visit to New Zealand to this tour, but medical advice after Charles’ cancer diagnosis and treatment led them to opt for a shorter itinerary.

As the visit ended on Saturday, a palace official told the BBC that King Charles had been given the go-ahead by his doctors to return to a more normal schedule in 2025, including increased international travel.

“He really enjoyed this tour,” the official added. “He really thrived in the program. It boosted his morale, mood and recovery. In that sense, the tour – despite its demands – was the perfect tonic.”

It should be noted that during their four-day visit to Samoa, Charles and Camilla attended the annual Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting, where they met with Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and other leaders from across the 56-member union of nations. On Friday evening, the King and Queen hosted a reception for the leaders at the Robert Louis Stevenson Museum in Apia.