Charles heads on special post-Coronation holiday abroad without wife Camilla
King Charles has set out on a special post-Coronation getaway - but he's not taking Queen Camilla with him.
As his first overseas visit since his crowning, the King has travelled to Romania for a private solo stay in the country's Transylvanian region.
It is believed Camilla is staying behind in the UK to spend time with her family at her home in Wiltshire.
Charles is taking a break from official engagements in the UK but began his trip with a formal bilateral meeting with Romania's President Klaus Iohannis in the capital Bucharest.
President Iohannis was a guest at the King's crowning on May 6 and the two men sat down for talks during the Cop26 UN climate summit hosted by Glasgow in 2021.
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King Charles is welcomed to Romania by President Klaus Iohannis (Alexandru Dobre/AP/REX/Shutterstock)
Charles and the president at the Cotroceni Presidential Palace in Bucharest (Alexandru Dobre/AP/REX/Shutterstock)It is not known how long Charles will spend in Romania, but he is expected to visit the country's Transylvanian region where he has a number of properties.
The King has developed a close relationship with Romania, a country he first visited in 1988, and last year he travelled to Bucharest to tour a donation centre for Ukrainian refugees and chatted with those who had fled the Russian invasion of their homeland.
In 2015 he established the Prince of Wales Foundation Romania, which offers heritage preservation training courses to both local people and international apprentices.
King Charles on a previous visit to Romania in 2017 (Getty)He owns a number of properties in Romania's Transylvania region, including a holiday let - which helps fund the foundation - and a 17th-century peasant's house, which acts as the foundation's headquarters, both in the village of Viscri.
The King is thought to be related to a well-known figure from Romanian history, Vlad the Impaler - said to be the inspiration behind Bram Stoker's Dracula.
Charles is making the trip to Romania without Queen Camilla (Getty Images)His links to the infamous leader are through his great-grandmother Queen Mary, the consort of George V, who was descended from the German Wurttembergs and thereby linked to the bloodthirsty Vlad.
Charles's trip will begin with the visiting head of state being welcomed by a guard of honour at the Cotroceni Palace in the capital before his meeting with President Iohannis.
Romania's president will later host a reception in the King's honour in the palace's Union Hall to mark the 25th anniversary of his first visit to the country.
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