King Charles and Queen Camilla have officially arrived on Australia soil for their whirlwind five day tour before they head to Samoa for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) on October 23rd. From Sydney to Canberra, the royal couple are making the most of their first royal tour to Australia since becoming monarchs.
To keep up to date with everything that happens during their royal tour of Australia, check out our live gallery below.
King Charles and Queen Camilla say goodbye
Tuesday October 22nd, 2024
For the last official engagement of their Australian tour, King Charles and Queen Camilla went to the Sydney Opera House.
King Charles and Queen Camilla say goodbye
Tuesday October 22nd, 2024
And while at the Opera House, both Charles and Camilla met with members of the public.
King Charles inspects the Homes NSW Cowper Street development
Tuesday October 22nd, 2024
King Charles, along with NSW Premier Chris Minns and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, inspected the Homes NSW Cowper Street development – a pioneering social housing project.
King Charles visits Melanoma Institute of Australia
Tuesday October 22nd, 2024
While at the Melanoma Institute of Australia, King Charles was briefed by co-medical director Georgina Long.
King Charles and Queen Camilla attend Premier’s Community Barbeque
Tuesday October 22nd, 2024
King Charles and Queen Camilla, after spending the morning apart at separate engagements, reunited at the Premier’s Community Barbeque at Parramatta Park in Sydney’s West. And the royal couple were happy to give a helping hand with the snags…
Queen Camilla visits Green Square Library
Tuesday October 22nd, 2024
Queen Camilla met with students, authors and representatives from the NSW Government during a visit to the Green Square Library.
King Charles visits the National Centre of Indigenous Excellence
Tuesday October 22nd, 2024
King Charles visited the National Centre of Indigenous Excellence in Sydney and while there participated in a traditional smoking ceremony conducted by community representatives from the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation.
Queen Camilla visits Refettorio OzHarvest
Tuesday October 22nd, 2024
Queen Camilla happily assisted with meal preparation while visiting Refettorio OzHarvest in Sydney.
King Charles delivers a speech while at a Parliamentary reception
Monday October 21st, 2024
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.
King Charles and Queen Camilla meet the public
Monday October 21st, 2024
The King and Queen met with the public before leaving the Australian War Memorial.
King Charles and Queen Camilla visit the Australian War Memorial
Monday October 21st, 2024
The King and Queen visited the Australian War Memorial while in Canberra, and both signed the official visitor book while there.
The King and Queen sign the Parliament House Visitors’ Books
Monday October 21st, 2024
King Charles and Queen Camilla signed the Visitors’ Books while at the Australian Parliament House.
King Charles and Queen Camilla enter Australian Parliament House
Monday October 21st, 2024
King Charles and Queen Camilla were led inside Australian Parliament House by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
King Charles and Queen Camilla welcomed to Australian Parliament House
Monday October 21st, 2024
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 arrives at Defence Establishment Fairbairn
Monday October 21st, 2024
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 meets with Governor-General
Sunday October 20th, 2024
King Charles greets Governor-General of Australia Sam Mostyn as he arrives for an official meeting at Admiralty House.
King Charles speaks at Parliament House
Sunday October 20th, 2024
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.
King Charles & Queen Camilla attend church
Sunday October 20th, 2024
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.
Ky & Charlotte meet King Charles
Friday October 18th, 2024
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 meets with Anthony Albanese
Friday October 18th, 2024
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.
King Charles & Queen Camilla arrive in Sydney
Friday October 18th, 2024
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.
The Sydney Opera House sails provide warm welcome
Friday October 18th, 2024
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.