The King's visit, which started in Australia, was his first Down Under as monarch, and the meeting in Samoa was his first as head of the Commonwealth.

The fashion on a royal tour should never overshadow the diplomatic mission – but wardrobe planning for something on the scale of the King and Queen’s tour of Australia and Samoa this week will have required months of preparation all the same.

King Charles and Queen Camilla have released a new statement as their official visits to Australia and Samoa end. Their message, accompanied by a new photograph, expresses their thanks “to both nations for the