In the past year, King Charles III undertook official duties on 164 days, a slight decrease from the 176 days of the previous year but more than during his first two years on the throne (161 and 133 days, respectively). This information comes from the Press Association, which compiles data from the Court Circular, an official record of the royal family’s public engagements and appointments. During his fourth year as monarch, Charles traveled across the UK, visiting places such as the Eden Project in Cornwall, Grimsby Town Football Club in Lincolnshire, and Ards Allotments in Northern Ireland. He also walked part of a newly expanded coastal walking trail in East Sussex, rode a tram-train near Cardiff, and played a traditional Scottish street sport called hand ba’ in Jedburgh. His public appearances even included a fictional time-traveling moment, as he appeared to step out of the Doctor Who Tardis during the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. While Charles’s international engagements were fewer than in his third year, which included visits to Australia, Canada, and other countries, he still made significant foreign trips. The main overseas journey of his fourth year was a state visit to the United States, followed by a tour of Bermuda in April and May 2026. During his time in the US, he delivered a speech to the US Congress, the second time a British monarch has addressed the body. He also met with then-President Donald Trump, just seven months after their previous meeting at Windsor Castle. Closer to home, Charles visited the Vatican in October 2025, meeting Pope Leo XIV and attending a service in the Sistine Chapel. According to the Press Association, an official day of engagement is defined as one where the monarch has at least one recorded visit, meeting, or function in a public capacity. Private events, such as attending church alone, are not counted. Queen Camilla, Charles’s wife, had 114 official days in the past year, more than in any of the previous three years. She accompanied her husband on his trips to the US and Vatican, as well as many domestic visits, and also traveled independently to locations such as a film set in Bristol and a local library in Liverpool. The past year also saw the King meet the fourth prime minister of his reign, Andy Burnham, who took office in July 2026. This rapid change in leadership—four different prime ministers in four years—has not been seen in modern times and last occurred during the reign of Charles’s great-grandfather, King George V. Charles had 26 formal meetings with his prime minister, with most of these being with Sir Keir Starmer. He also held 12 meetings of the Privy Council, a group of advisors who oversee royal duties and ceremonial matters. This number was slightly higher in his first year, possibly due to the increased administrative workload that comes with a new monarch. Throughout the past four years, Charles has continued to meet with senior figures from UK charities, businesses, and international leaders, including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and French President Emmanuel Macron. These meetings have continued even during periods when he was less visible in public, such as in early 2024, when he was undergoing treatment for cancer. Buckingham Palace announced his diagnosis in February 2024, and since then, other members of the royal family have also increased their public engagements. Queen Camilla, the Prince and Princess of Wales, and the Duke of Edinburgh all recorded more working days than the previous year, showing a collective effort to maintain and expand royal duties.