 King Charles is preparing to visit Australia and Samoa in October, an itinerary that will span 12 time zones, they say, and test the monarch's stamina as he continues to recover from cancer treatment. It's a big day in France. On Sunday, it was Bastille Day. At the same time, the Olympic torch relay was occurring there, Bastille Day, 12 days before the French officially kick off the Summer Olympics. WPR News Time.