LIVE: Every moment of the Australian Royal Tour

King Charles delivered a speech while at a Parliamentary reception hosted by Anthony Albanese, and essentially, he just spoke fondly of Australia.

His Majesty began by saying he was grateful for the opportunity to pay his respects to traditional owners.

“Throughout my life, Australia’s First Nations people have done me the great honour of sharing so generously their stories and cultures… I can only say how much my own experience has been shaped and strengthened by such traditional wisdom.”

He then spoke of the late Queen Elizabeth’s love of Australia.

“Today, I am proud to follow in the footsteps of my late mother, Queen Elizabeth II, who spoke of the warmth she received from her first visit [to Australia] in 1954. This was a feeling which I know she returned in equal measure.”

King Charles went on to reminisce about his previous pleasant visits to Australia before commending us for becoming a stronger nation as a result of multiculturalism and for how we are handling various challenges – like climate change, domestic violence, healthcare, and illiteracy.

The King concluded his speech by saying, “I can’t begin to express how pleased we are to be here again, nor how sad I am it has to be so short on this occasion. When we turn our steps homeward, we will carry memories of friendships renewed, of new ones forged, and of the characteristic warmth and humour of Australians you share with those who are fortunate enough to know you.”

However, when he did finish, Senator Lidia Thorpe created a disturbance by saying, “You are not our king, you are not sovereign. Give us our land back, give us what you stole from our people.”

She was swiftly escorted from the room.

The King and Queen met with the public before leaving the Australian War Memorial.

The King and Queen visited the Australian War Memorial while in Canberra, and both signed the official visitor book while there.

King Charles and Queen Camilla signed the Visitors’ Books while at the Australian Parliament House.

King Charles and Queen Camilla were led inside Australian Parliament House by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

King Charles viewed The Royal Guard of Honour during the Ceremonial Welcome to Australia at Australian Parliament House in Canberra. This marks Charles’ first visit as sovereign to Parliament House.

King Charles and Queen Camilla arrived at Defence Establishment Fairbairn in Canberra on Monday morning. The royal couple were greeted by Ngunnawal Elder Aunty Serena Williams and Charles was seen smiling when an Australian fan gifted him a bouquet of flowers.

King Charles greets Governor-General of Australia Sam Mostyn as he arrives for an official meeting at Admiralty House.

After the Sunday morning church service, Queen Camilla retired to Admiralty House and King Charles spoke at a reception celebrating the bicentenary of the NSW Legislative Council and presented an hourglass as a gift.

After a rest day on Saturday, King Charles and Queen Camilla arrive St Thomas’ Anglican Church in North Sydney for Sunday morning service, marking the official start of their Australian royal tour.

Among the dignitaries to welcome King Charles and Queen Camilla to Australia was 12-year-old Ky and his sister, Charlotte. The moment, fulfilling a request to the Make-a-Wish Foundation, was followed by the pair sharing an extended conversation before the monarchs were whisked away in a motorcade. 

King Charles, who has paused treatment for an undisclosed cancer to travel south, and his queen were first warmly greeted by his Australian representative, Governor-General Sam Mostyn, and her husband Simeon Beckett. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and NSW Premier Chris Minns, staunch republicans, dipped their heads before heartedly shaking the 75-year-old sovereign’s hand.

Minutes after a drenching downpour at Sydney Airport came to an end, the 75-year-old king stepped onto Australian soil on Friday night for the first time in six years. The five-day trip is the couple’s first Australian visit since the King ascended to the throne in 2022 and the first by a reigning monarch since his mother Queen Elizabeth’s 2011 tour.

With the royal couple flying into Sydney, the sails of the Sydney Opera House were lit up with touching images of their last visit to Australia.