‘Get lost’: Wild Charles scenes at Opera House
There were mixed opinions from Sydneysiders on Tuesday as King Charles visited the city.
King Charles has faced another day of protests on his Australian tour.
As Queen Camilla and Charles stepped on the navy fleet at Circular Quay this afternoon, two protesters started yelling towards the boat telling them to “go home” and “get lost”.
One the protesters held a sign which said: “Charles? King of Australia? You gotta be kidding.”
However, their screams were quickly drowned out by supporters around them who began to cheer each time they yelled.
At one point the cheers were so loud by the group, King Charles turned around to give the supporters a wave.
This created for quite hilarious scenes down at the water, with many supporters laughing.
The protesters continued their tirade, yelling “good riddance” as the boat pulled away.
Ugly scenes as King visits Indigenous hub
Earlier, locals both in support and opposition of the royal visit congregated outside of the National Centre of Indigenous Excellence in Redfern on Tuesday as the monarch witnessed a smoking ceremony and met with key elders.
While welcoming Charles to the centre, Chairperson of the Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council Allan Murray gave a nod to Senator Lidia Thorpe’s protest in Canberra on Monday.
Thorpe interrupted a reception being attended by the monarch in Parliament House, shouting “you are not our king” and “this is not your land” before being removed from the proceedings.
“We’ve got stories to tell and I think you witnessed that story yesterday,” Mr Murray said.
“Welcome to Gadigal land.”
Outside of the centre, Thorpe’s words were being shouted by protesters on the street, with police forced to step in at one point after they began to clash with royal fans.
One royalist was directed to move up the road by police while an Indigenous protester – Redfern woman Glenda Weldon – was spoken to by multiple officers.
Charles only briefly waved to the waiting crowd as he left the venue.
Speaking to news.com.au, Ms Weldon said thought Charles visiting the Indigenous centre was a “bloody joke”.
“It’s the last black owned thing that this community has,” she said.
She also said she backed Senator Thorpe’s demonstration in Canberra on Monday.
“We have a right to be arrogant. We have a right to protest,” she said about Thorpe.
“I love her. I think Lidia Thorpe needs to the Prime Minister. She will do the job properly.”
However, other Indigenous locals were thrilled to see Charles in Redfern and were critical of Thorpe’s actions on Tuesday.
Redfern resident Dylan – who has a tattoo of the royals on his back – called her actions “disgusting”.
“I am Indigenous and I thought it was disrespectful,” he said.
Ben, who formerly lived in Waterloo before moving to the Shire, said there was a “time and place”.
“I have Aboriginal background and like to find a happy middle ground,” he said.
“I think you need to show a bit of respect to people regardless of opinion.”
Local woman Emelda called her “a disgrace”.
“They shouldn’t have let her through the door,” she said.
Meanwhile, Queen Camilla was attending food rescue charity OzHarvest down the road in Surry Hills.
The Queen sat down for lunch at OzHarvest’s Refettorio restaurant with regular patrons who came for a free vegetarian lunch made from rescued foods.
Attendees at the event were mostly in support of Thorpe’s protest action in Canberra.
“I think the publicity is worth it,” one said.
“It was a good moment that gets people talking about it,” another said.
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