Yesterday, King Charles and Camilla arrived in Australia for His Majesty’s first visit to the country since taking the throne.
King Charles And Queen Camilla Were Met With Opposition
Crowds in the street warmly welcomed them. The King and Queen were presented with flowers, adorable stuffed koalas, and other goodies.
It was appreciated that the King took the time to travel to the “land down under”, halting his ongoing cancer treatment to do so.
The well-wishers’ loud cheers were impressive. Unfortunately, some people weren’t so hospitable. Some locals chanted, “Get lost” and “Get a life.” They arrived at St. Thomas’s Anglican Church in North Sydney.
Whenever royal family members visited the church, they signed the Bible that belonged to Rev Richard Johnson, the first Christian minister in Australia. The late Queen Elizabeth signed it in 1954. She was the first monarch from Britain to put her John Hancock on it.
The Archbishop said this Bible
“represents a significant history of the church and nation.”
Charles also signed the Bible when he visited the church with Princess Diana in 1983, when he was the Prince Of Wales.
On October 21, the King was confronted by a politician, Senator Lidia Thorpe, who heckled and cursed at him. She yelled at him and told him that he
“committed genocide against our people and shouted, “f*** the colony.”
The King’s speech in Parliament House started with,
“Let me say how deeply I appreciated this morning’s moving Welcome to the Country ceremony, which offers me the opportunity to pay my respects to the traditional owners on the lands of which we met, the Ngunnawal people, and all First Nations peoples who have loved and cared for this continent for 65,000 years….”
Senator Thorpe Tried To Approach The King
After the King delivered his speech, Senator Thorpe shouted,
“You committed genocide against our people. Give us our land back. Give us what you stole from us: our bones, our skulls, our babies, our people. You destroyed our land. Give us a treaty. We want a treaty.”
She tried to approach Charles, but security stopped her.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, who gave Charles a kind greeting and a heartfelt speech, wishes for Australia to develop into a republic with an Australian head of state. He agreed it was time for the King’s role in that country to end.
Earlier in the day, Senator Thorpe was nearly arrested as she vehemently protested The King and Queen Camilla’s arrival in Australia.
Senator Thorpe had been seen fighting with a police officer. He was tugging on her shirt, and Thorpe pulled her shirt off and walked away. She claimed Charles should be prosecuted for “genocide.”
Thorpe, an avid protestor, once walked into the Senate pumping her fists in the air and insulted the late Queen, dubbing her a “colonizer.”
After the odd outburst, the King and Queen walked out of Parliament House and were met with huge applause. They went outside to meet the people.
Despite the rude and angry tirade against the British Crown and His Majesty, the King and Queen had a wonderful time conversing with the crowds, as most of them felt that meeting Charles was a “once in a lifetime” opportunity.
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