Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will face his first test as a staunch republican as he hosts his first royal visit next month.

Details have been released about the upcoming 12-day tour of Australia and New Zealand by Prince Charles and his wife Camilla.

The royal couple will visit Adelaide, Canberra, Sydney, Albany and Perth during their time in Australia from November 10 to 15.

Mr Turnbull, a former chairman of the Australian Republican Movement and author of two books on the issue, has issued a statement saying he is looking forward to the visit.

"Lucy and I will be delighted to welcome The Prince and Duchess," he said.

Mr Turnbull has previously spoken about the "celebrity appeal" of the Royal family, saying it was not enough to justify retaining a foreign monarch as Australia's head of state.

He has also criticised the process of the failed 1999 referendum on the issue.

"We came close — a 45 per cent yes vote — and may well have won if there had not been such widespread misunderstanding of the consequence of direct election ... and if there had not been such successful and utterly dishonest misinformation promoted by our opponents," he said in a 2012 lecture.

The royal visit comes less than two months after Mr Turnbull's Liberal colleague Joe Hockey announced the formation of a Parliamentary Friendship Group to revive the republican debate.

The dumped treasurer is leading the push, alongside Labor senator Katy Gallagher, while Opposition Leader Bill Shorten has also been vocal on the debate in recent months.

Speaking at an event in June, Mr Shorten said that he had tremendous respect for Queen Elizabeth.

"But I don't believe we have to wait for a change of monarch to renew the republic debate," he said.

The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall will mark the centenary of Gallipoli by visiting the new National Anzac Centre in Albany.

Their Australian tour will also take them to the South Australian town of Tanunda, where the royal couple hope to get a taste of regional life.

Charles will celebrate his birthday on November 14 with West Australian families at a beachside barbecue in Cottesloe.

It will be the Prince's 15th visit to Australia and ninth to New Zealand.