Charles and Camilla touch down in Sydney

King Charles and Queen Camilla have arrived in Sydney ahead of their royal tour of Australia.

King Charles and Queen Camilla have touched down at Sydney airport ahead of their royal tour in Australia.

Amid wet and windy weather, their Royal Australia Air Force jet flew low over the city as it made its descent so the royals could witness from their windows images of previous tours, which were beamed on the Opera House in a stunning four-minute looping light show.

King Charles and Queen Camilla arrived at Sydney Airport for their official welcome on Friday night. Picture: Chris Jackson/Getty Images

After disembarking around 8.30pm, the couple was greeted by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his partner, Jodie Haydon, NSW Premier Chris Minns and his mother Cara Minns, and Governor-General Sam Mostyn and her partner Simeon Beckett.

The King and Queen were also welcomed by 12-year-old boy Ky and his sister, Charlotte, who presented flowers to Camilla before the four shared a lengthy conversation. Ky, who has a serious blood condition, was given the honour through the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

The royals then headed to Admiralty House in a motorcade, where they will have a cup of tea with the Prime Minister.

They arrived on a Royal Australian Air Force jet. Picture: Chris Jackson/Getty Images

The King and Queen did not speak to media as they arrived in Sydney, but had posted online ahead of their tour that they were “really looking forward to returning to this beautiful country to celebrate the extraordinarily rich cultures and communities that make it so special.”

The Sydney Opera House was illuminated from 8pm to midnight with a montage of 21 images of the King and Queen’s previous visits to Australia.

The sails of the Sydney Opera House were lit up to welcome the King and Queen on Friday night. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images)

Images were displayed on the sails from 8pm to midnight. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images)

Black and white images of a young King Charles were displayed on the Opera House. (Photo by David GRAY / AFP)

The montage did not include any images of Charles and his first wife Diana.

Some of the images showed Charles playing cricket and at Bondi Beach in 1966.

The King and Queen will have a rest day on Saturday to recover from the long-haul flight and are then expected to commence their tour on Sunday with a church service in Sydney.

The King and Queen will be in the ACT on Monday, where they will visit the Australian War Memorial and lay a wreath for the fallen, and also pay their respects at the “For our Country” sculptural pavilion at the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander memorial.

The royal couple will then head to Sydney, where they will review a naval fleet on Sydney Harbour and attend a community barbecue in Parramatta.

They’ll each also take part in separate engagements, joining local community groups for discussions on issues aligning with their charitable causes, before travelling to Samoa for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM).

The trip marks the King’s first big overseas trip since his cancer diagnosis was announced in February.

Originally published as Charles and Camilla touch down in Sydney