King Charles III will not be visiting Ireland in the autumn and no visits have been scheduled for the remainder of this year, The Sunday Times can reveal.

The British monarch was expected to visit the Republic in June for his first state visit since he was crowned but because of scheduling difficulties the date was pushed back.

Numerous government sources have now confirmed “that there are no planned visits to Ireland for 2023”.

The King had expressed his desire to make the Republic his first post-coronation overseas visit as a gesture to acknowledge the importance of Anglo-Irish relations. Leo Varadkar, who attended the ceremony, had welcomed the news. Describing the relationship between the countries, the taoiseach said: “We have deep political, economic, cultural and

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