The entertainer begins giving evidence at his trial on charges including rape at Southwark Crown Court.
The King is on a nine-day tour that will take him to three countries, including the Bahamas, Guyana and Antigua and Barbuda.
The High Court in Belfast has rules that Sir Chris Bryant's decision made on 9 October was lawful.
Rachael Field, from Rhondda Cynon Taf, had her tongue and voicebox removed and windpipe reconstructed.
Plans to switch to digital landlines by January could leave remote areas of the UK vulnerable, MPs say.
As many as 1,700 officers could be deployed to deal with fireworks-related disorder, a European football match and potential protests in Glasgow.