King Charles and Queen Camilla take private trip to India

CNN —

Britain’s King Charles III and Queen Camilla made a surprise pitstop in India as they returned from their royal tour to Australia and Samoa.

The 75-year-old monarch and his wife reportedly enjoyed a quick break in Bengaluru, staying for a few days at the Soukya International Holistic Health Centre, according to Reuters citing multiple Indian media outlets.

The pair have visited India on numerous occasions over the years and previously paid a visit to the wellness center, which offers Ayurvedic and homeopathic treatments, yoga and meditation sessions.

“Their Majesties had a short private stopover in India to help break the long journey back from Samoa,” a Buckingham Palace spokesperson said on Wednesday. “They return to the UK this morning.”

The center is described as “a holistic health destination to restore your body’s natural balance of mind, body and spirit” on its website.

A royal source told CNN the stopover was not connected to the King’s health beyond advice to include appropriate periods of rest as part of the long-distance tour. A typical journey from the Samoan capital of Apia back to London is over 30 hours on commercial carriers and requires at least one stop.

The couple broke up the journey at a location both were familiar with and had visited several times before, the source added.

The source also said that the King will resume his cancer treatment upon his return to the UK.

Then-Prince Charles and Camilla during a visit to India on November 9, 2017 in New Delhi.

Charles’ journey to Australia and Samoa was his first long-haul, multi-country trip since his cancer diagnosis earlier this year. He wrapped up the tour at the biennial Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting on Saturday. Leaders