King Charles and Queen Camilla in Samoa for Commonwealth summit

King Charles III landed in Samoa Wednesday to join his first Commonwealth summit as monarch.

Charles arrived in the coastal capital of Apia, halfway between New Zealand and Hawaii after a six-day visit to Australia that was slimmed down following his cancer diagnosis earlier this year.

The biennial meeting of the 56-nation grouping mostly former British colonies will attract around 3,000 delegates. The conference is the first hosted by a Pacific Island nation and will be an "extraordinary" opportunity to showcase the region.