Royal tour returns to Sydney for harbour trip, BBQ
King Charles and Queen Camilla will return to Sydney after an at-times fiery visit to the nation’s capital as the royal tour wraps up.
The King and Queen will greet crowds outside the city’s iconic Opera House on Tuesday afternoon, with a community barbecue to follow.
The King, appointed honorary defence force ranks earlier in the visit, will review the naval fleet with five ships anchored in Sydney Harbour.
Australian Defence Force aircraft will also conduct a fly-over.
Before then, co-directors of the Melanoma Institute Australia and joint Australians of the Year Georgina Long and Richard Scolyer will have a chance to detail their world-leading research.
The King has been diagnosed with an unspecified cancer which almost derailed the visit to Australia.
On a busy of engagements in the harbour city, the King will meet with Indigenous representatives to learn about culture and community.
The scheduled meeting follows Senator Lidia Thorpe interrupting a reception in Canberra on Monday in protest against the monarchy.
“You are not our king. You are not sovereign,” the Indigenous senator for Victoria said.
“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,” she said before being removed.
While in Canberra, the King also laid a wreath at the Australian War Memorial and planted a gum tree at the Botanic Gardens.
He met with volunteer firefighters and researchers at the CSIRO bushfire behaviour lab, witnessing a demonstration of how quickly bushfires can spread and learning about suppression methods.
The Queen attended a roundtable discussion about domestic and family violence while the King met with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton.
Following events in Sydney, the King and Queen travel to Samoa to open the annual Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting.
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